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United States / Connecticut / Norwich-New London Metro Area / New London County / Gales Ferry / Zip Codes
Gales Ferry, Connecticut has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. July is the hottest month of the year in Gales Ferry, with an average high temperature of 79°F (26°C). During winter, temperatures can drop as low as 14°F (-10°C). The area sees the most snowfall in December and January with an average snowfall of 19 inches (48 cm). Precipitation is spread throughout the year but is more frequent during summertime.

Gales Ferry, Connecticut gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gales Ferry averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Gales Ferry. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gales Ferry gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gales Ferry is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Connecticut.

9.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Gales Ferry, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Gales Ferry with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In Gales Ferry, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gales Ferry are August, June and July.
In Gales Ferry, there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Connecticut.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gales Ferry with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Connecticut.
In Gales Ferry, there are 111.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Connecticut.
In Gales Ferry, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Connecticut.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gales Ferry but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
March is the wettest month in Gales Ferry with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in Gales Ferry means that it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.
May is the rainiest month in Gales Ferry with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 117.1 rainy days annually in Gales Ferry, which is less rainy than most 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 29.0 inches in Gales Ferry means that it is less snowy than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Gales Ferry with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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