Hot-summer humid continental
Quinnipiac University, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut · Population 3.8k · 105 ft elevation
Living in Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (86″ 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 43, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Quinnipiac University at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 105 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 86″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 40 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,493 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.6″ | 18.9″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 18.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 19.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.7″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 4.9″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 6.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 4.5″ | 22.8″ | 142 hrs |
Near Quinnipiac University
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology