Hot-summer humid continental
Waterbury, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut · Population 114k · 276 ft elevation
Living in Waterbury
Waterbury has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ 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 43, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Waterbury at a glance
- Population
- 114k
- Elevation
- 276 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,180/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.90%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.085th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Violent crime rate
- 295 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,354 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.0″ | 11.3″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 13.7″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 10.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 1.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 1.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 4.1″ | 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