Warm-summer humid continental
Torrington, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut · Population 35k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Torrington
Torrington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Torrington at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,456 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,101/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.62%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 98 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,248 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 15°F | 3.9″ | 13.1″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 3.5″ | 15.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 23°F | 4.6″ | 12.7″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | 2.6″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 5.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 5.4″ | 0.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 2.6″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 5.0″ | 12.0″ | 110 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