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United States / Connecticut / Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Metro Area / Tolland County / Crystal Lake / Zip Codes
Crystal Lake, CT has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters average around 26°F while summers average around 73°F. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, with most of it coming in the form of rainfall during the warmer months. Snowfall is common during winter months but typically falls in light accumulations due to the mild temperatures. Spring and autumn are both relatively mild seasons enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.

Crystal Lake, Connecticut gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crystal Lake averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Crystal Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crystal Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Crystal Lake, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrystal Lake, ConnecticutUnited States
  48.8 in.38.1 in.
  35.0 in.27.8 in.
  125.1 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  16.1°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  682 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 Crystal Lake with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Connecticut. In Crystal Lake, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crystal Lake are June, September and August.
In Crystal Lake, there are 9.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Connecticut.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crystal Lake with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.
In Crystal Lake, there are 139.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.
In Crystal Lake, there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Crystal Lake but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Crystal Lake with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Crystal Lake means that it is drier than most places in Connecticut.
May is the rainiest month in Crystal Lake with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in Crystal Lake, which is one of the rainiest 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.
An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in Crystal Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Crystal Lake with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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