Winchester, CT Climate


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Winchester, CT has a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, although snowfall can be heavy in the winter. The average temperature ranges from 25°F in the winter to 76°F in the summer. The area also experiences four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Spring is usually mild and wet with occasional showers; summer is warm and humid; autumn is cool and crisp; and winter brings cold temperatures with occasional snowstorms.

Winchester, Connecticut gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winchester averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Winchester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winchester 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Winchester is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Connecticut.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Winchester, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWinchester, ConnecticutUnited States
  52.3 in.38.1 in.
  52.6 in.27.8 in.
  125.3 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  80.7°85.8°
  13.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.44.3
  846 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 Winchester with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In Winchester, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winchester are August, June and July.
In Winchester, there are 5.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Connecticut.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winchester with an average of 13.6°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.
In Winchester, there are 153.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.
In Winchester, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.
Humidity in Winchester is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Winchester with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.3 inches in Winchester means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.
May is the rainiest month in Winchester with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in Winchester, 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 Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 52.6 inches in Winchester means that it is one of the snowiest places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Winchester with 15.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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