Warm-summer humid continental
Putnam, Connecticut
Windham County, Connecticut · Population 7.1k · 292 ft elevation
Living in Putnam
Putnam has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Putnam at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 292 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $236k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,124/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.51%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 561 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 15°F | 3.8″ | 10.6″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 17°F | 3.5″ | 11.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 4.5″ | 7.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 4.6″ | 1.5″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 30°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 22°F | 4.7″ | 6.5″ | 145 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