Hot-summer humid continental
Storrs, Connecticut
Tolland County, Connecticut · Population 14k · 630 ft elevation
Living in Storrs
Storrs has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Storrs at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,539 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $305k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,612/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $33k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.98%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 73%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.6″ | 8.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 14.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 4.4″ | 6.3″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.2″ | 1.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 4.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 4.6″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 1.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°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