Hot-summer humid continental
Willimantic, Connecticut
Windham County, Connecticut · Population 18k · 220 ft elevation
Living in Willimantic
Willimantic 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 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Willimantic at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 220 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,060/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.54%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 98 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 536 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 8.3″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 14.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 4.0″ | 6.3″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 2.7″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 4.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 1.1″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 7.2″ | 150 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