Climate in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metro Area, Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metro Area, Connecticut gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metro Area averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metro Area 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Connecticut. In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area are June, August and September.

In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area, there are 9.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Connecticut.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area with an average of 17.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area, there are 128.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area, there are 3.3 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 the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area 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 the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 117.7 rainy days annually in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area, 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 36.7 inches in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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