Hot-summer humid continental
Tashua, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 3.4k · 400 ft elevation
Living in Tashua
Tashua has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tashua at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $631k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,368/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $197k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%83th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 4.0″ | 15.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 3.6″ | 11.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 4.7″ | 10.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 4.7″ | 1.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 4.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 5.0″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 1.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 22°F | 4.6″ | 8.6″ | 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