Hot-summer humid continental
Portland, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut · Population 6k · 89 ft elevation
Living in Portland
Portland has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Portland at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 89 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $268k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,112/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.05%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 32 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 421 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 16.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 14.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 15.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 3.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 5.3″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 20.8″ | 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