Hot-summer humid continental
Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 6.9k · 39 ft elevation
Living in Old Greenwich
Old Greenwich has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Old Greenwich at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.7M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $250k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.594th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 4.3″ | 9.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 11.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 4.7″ | 5.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 4.4″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 57°F | 5.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 4.4″ | 5.8″ | 143 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