Hot-summer humid continental
Oronoque, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 3.9k · 62 ft elevation
Living in Oronoque
Oronoque has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°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 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oronoque at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 62 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th 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
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,303/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.16%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 19.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 19°F | 4.0″ | 8.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 3.6″ | 10.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.7″ | 7.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 38°F | 4.7″ | 0.9″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 4.6″ | 5.5″ | 142 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