Hot-summer humid continental
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut · Population 13k · 52 ft elevation
Living in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Windsor Locks at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 52 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,540 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $237k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,290/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.173th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 790 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,280 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 19°F | 3.3″ | 14.2″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 14.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 9.4″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 1.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | 0.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 4.1″ | 10.1″ | 131 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