Warm-summer humid continental
Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Tolland County, Connecticut · Population 4.8k · 502 ft elevation
Living in Stafford Springs
Stafford Springs has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°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 (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Stafford Springs at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 502 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,540 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $201k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,101/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.08%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 14°F | 3.9″ | 8.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 3.3″ | 14.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 23°F | 4.3″ | 6.3″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 1.7″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 22°F | 4.5″ | 7.2″ | 131 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