Hartford County, CT Climate

Hartford, CT County has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 73°F (23°C), while in the winter it averages around 26°F (-3°C). The county experiences four distinct seasons which bring rainfalls in all months throughout the year. Snowfall can also be expected during the winter months. Hartford County is typically sunny with an average of 2,400 hours of sunshine per year.

Hartford County, Connecticut gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hartford County 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 Hartford County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartford County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Hartford, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hartford, Connecticut	United States
	50.5 in.	38.1 in.
	38.3 in.	27.8 in.
	117.8 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	16.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.3	4.3
	319 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 Hartford with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In Hartford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hartford are June, August and September.

In Hartford, there are 10.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Connecticut.

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

In Hartford, there are 130.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In Hartford, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Hartford 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 Hartford with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 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 50.5 inches in Hartford means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in Hartford with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in Hartford, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.3 inches in Hartford means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Hartford with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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