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United States / Connecticut / Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Metro Area / Hartford County / Blue Hills / Zip Codes
Blue Hills, CT enjoys four distinct seasons throughout the year. The summers are warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms and temperatures usually hovering in the mid-80s. Fall is crisp, with mild weather and plenty of colorful leaves to enjoy. The winter months bring cold temperatures that can dip below freezing, but plenty of snow for outdoor recreation activities like skiing and snowboarding. Finally, spring brings mild weather and sunshine, signaling the start of a new season in Blue Hills.

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

Blue Hills averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Blue Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 18
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Blue Hills, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Hills, ConnecticutUnited States
  49.3 in.38.1 in.
  36.8 in.27.8 in.
  120.0 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  17.8°21.7°
  77
  3.34.3
  138 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 Blue Hills with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In Blue Hills, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Hills are June, September and August.
In Blue Hills, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Connecticut.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Hills with an average of 17.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
In Blue Hills, there are 124.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
In Blue Hills, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blue Hills 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 Blue Hills 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 49.3 inches in Blue Hills means that it is drier than most places in Connecticut.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Hills with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Blue Hills, 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.
An annual snowfall of 36.8 inches in Blue Hills means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Blue Hills with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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