Hot-summer humid continental
Old Mystic, Connecticut
New London County, Connecticut · Population 3.2k · 43 ft elevation
Living in Old Mystic
Old Mystic has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ 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.
Old Mystic at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $325k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,823/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 3.9″ | 5.8″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 8.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 32°F | 4.9″ | 3.9″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 41°F | 4.4″ | 0.8″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 30°F | 4.6″ | 5.2″ | 151 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