Hot-summer humid continental
Staples, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 7k · 43 ft elevation
Living in Staples
Staples has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Staples at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,142/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $218k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 43 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%96th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 32 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,275 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 8.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 26°F | 3.1″ | 10.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 7.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 42°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 68°F | 3.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 5.5″ | 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