Hot-summer humid continental
Norwich, Connecticut
New London County, Connecticut · Population 40k · 46 ft elevation
Living in Norwich
Norwich has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Norwich at a glance
- Population
- 40k
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,203/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.02%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Violent crime rate
- 215 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,033 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.9″ | 9.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 3.8″ | 7.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 5.1″ | 5.0″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 4.7″ | 0.8″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.6″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.9″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 0.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 5.0″ | 5.6″ | 150 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology