Warm-summer humid continental
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 7.1k · 741 ft elevation
Living in Ridgefield
Ridgefield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (112″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ridgefield at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 112″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $843k95th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,834/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $143k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%
- Violent crime rate
- 4 per 100k3th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 158 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 17°F | 3.1″ | 21.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.7″ | 17.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 3.9″ | 24.6″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 3.0″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.8″ | 17.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 4.2″ | 27.8″ | 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