Hot-summer humid continental
Winsted, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut · Population 7.1k · 715 ft elevation
Living in Winsted
Winsted has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winsted at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 715 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,457 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $214k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,193/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.79%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 14°F | 3.6″ | 13.5″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 15°F | 3.2″ | 15.1″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 24°F | 4.2″ | 9.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 0.8″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 5.2″ | 0.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 2.0″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 4.6″ | 10.0″ | 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