Hot-summer humid continental
West Haven, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut · Population 55k · 16 ft elevation
Living in West Haven
West Haven has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ 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 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Haven at a glance
- Population
- 55k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $265k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,389/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.60%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 65 per 100k20th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 891 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 8.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 10.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 7.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 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