Rockville, CT Climate


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Rockville, CT has a humid continental climate, with cold and snowy winters and moderate to hot summers. Summers are usually warm and humid, with occasional heat waves. Winters are typically cold and snowy, with frequent freezing temperatures. Spring and fall are usually mild, although there can be periods of colder weather with snowfall during these seasons as well. Precipitation is plentiful year round in Rockville, especially during the spring and summer months. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rain per year.

Rockville, Connecticut gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockville averages 35 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 Rockville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockville 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Rockville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Rockville with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Connecticut. In Rockville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockville are June, August and July.
In Rockville, there are 7.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockville with an average of 16.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
In Rockville, there are 132.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
In Rockville, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.
Humidity in Rockville is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Rockville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Rockville means that it is drier than most places in Connecticut.
May is the rainiest month in Rockville with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in Rockville, 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 Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.7 inches in Rockville means that it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Rockville with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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