2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Margate, FL vs Hartford, CT

Highlights

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Hartford. Margate averages 243 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartford, Connecticut gets 49.2 inches of rain, on average, per year. Margate, Florida gets 60.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Hartford averages 37.9 inches of snow per year. Margate averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Hartford, Connecticut
Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17.8
Rain: averages 49.2 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37.9 inches of snow a year

Margate, Florida
Summer High: the July high is around 90.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 57.4
Rain: averages 60.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hartford is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Margate is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Florida.

Today's Weather - Margate, FL

77°F

Today's Weather - Hartford, CT

46°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Margate / Hartford

August is the hottest month for Margate with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Florida. In Margate, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Margate are December, February and March.

July is the hottest month for Hartford with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In Hartford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hartford are June, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Margate with an average of 57.4°. This is warmer than most places in Florida.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hartford with an average of 17.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Margate, there are 80.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

In Hartford, there are 12.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Connecticut.

In Margate, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Florida.

In Hartford, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Margate, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

In Hartford, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

September is the wettest month in Margate with 9.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.8 inches in Margate means that it is wetter than most places in Florida.


October is the wettest month in Hartford with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in Hartford means that it is drier than most places in Connecticut.

September is the rainiest month in Margate with 17.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 138.4 rainy days annually in Margate, which is one of the rainiest places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Hartford with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in Hartford, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Margate, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Florida.

An annual snowfall of 37.9 inches in Hartford means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Margate.

January is the snowiest month in Hartford with 11.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.