Northford, CT Climate

Northford, CT has a humid continental climate which is characterized by warm and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, and four distinct seasons. Summer temperatures average around 75°F (24°C), while winter temperatures can dip down to 15°F (-9°C). The area sees an average of 41 inches of precipitation annually with the majority of it occurring during the summer months. Snowfall ranges from 20-30 inches in a typical season. Northford experiences around 180 sunny days per year.

Climate	Northford, 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.