Lakes West, CT Climate

Lakes West, CT has a relatively mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from the mid-60s to the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures usually stay between 25 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year in Lakes West, with rain being the most common form of precipitation. Snowfall is fairly rare in this region but snow does occasionally occur during the winter months. Generally speaking, Lakes West has mild weather that makes it an enjoyable place to live year round.

Climate	Lakes West, Connecticut	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.