Climate in Simsbury, Connecticut

Simsbury, Connecticut gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Simsbury. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Simsbury 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 17
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Simsbury with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In Simsbury, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Simsbury are June, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Simsbury with an average of 16.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Simsbury, there are 11.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Connecticut.

In Simsbury, there are 129.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Simsbury, there are 3.4 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 Simsbury with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.6 inches in Simsbury means that it is one of the wettest places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in Simsbury with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in Simsbury, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.5 inches in Simsbury means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Simsbury with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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