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United States / Connecticut / Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Metro Area / Tolland County / Somers / Zip Codes
Somers, CT has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall both have moderate temperatures, accompanied by occasional rain showers or thunderstorms. The area gets around 41 inches of rainfall a year, concentrated mainly in the warmer months. The average temperature is between 45-75 degrees Fahrenheit, making Somers a great place to experience all the seasons.

Somers, Connecticut gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Somers averages 38 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 Somers. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Somers gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateSomers, ConnecticutUnited States
  46.4 in.38.1 in.
  37.8 in.27.8 in.
  118.9 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  14.9°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  259 ft.2443 ft.
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 Somers with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In Somers, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Somers are June, September and August.
In Somers, there are 11.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Connecticut.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Somers with an average of 14.9°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.
In Somers, there are 141.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.
In Somers, there are 5.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Somers but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Somers with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 46.4 inches in Somers means that it is one of the driest places in Connecticut.
May is the rainiest month in Somers with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 118.9 rainy days annually in Somers, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.8 inches in Somers means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Somers with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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