Zip 06482 (Sandy Hook, CT) Climate

The climate in 06482 Sandy Hook, CT is predominantly mild and temperate. During the summer months, temperatures are generally warm to hot with an average high of 82°F (28°C). In the winter months, temperatures are cold and can dip into the single digits during extreme cold snaps. Average snowfall each year is around 35 inches (89 cm) with occasional periods of heavy snowfall. Generally, precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average yearly rainfall of 46 inches (117 cm).

Sandy Hook (zip 06482), Connecticut gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sandy Hook (zip 06482) averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Sandy Hook (zip 06482). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sandy Hook (zip 06482) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06482 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Connecticut.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 06482 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sandy Hook, Connecticut	United States
	51.3 in.	38.1 in.
	40.7 in.	27.8 in.
	122.6 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	16.5°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	413 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 06482 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In the 06482 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 06482 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 06482 zip code, there are 10.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Connecticut.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 06482 zip code with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06482 zip code, there are 138.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06482 zip code, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 06482 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 06482 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.3 inches in the 06482 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06482 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 122.6 rainy days annually in the 06482 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.7 inches in the 06482 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06482 zip code with 12.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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