Climate in Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury, Connecticut gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Danbury averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Danbury. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Danbury 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Danbury with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Connecticut. In Danbury, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Danbury are June, August and July.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Danbury with an average of 17.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Danbury, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Danbury, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Danbury, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

October is the wettest month in Danbury with 4.7 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 51.2 inches in Danbury means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in Danbury with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 122.6 rainy days annually in Danbury, which is rainier than most places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.6 inches in Danbury means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Danbury with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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