Zip 06232 (Andover, CT) Climate

The climate in 06232 Andover, CT is generally mild. It experiences all four seasons with hot and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, mild springs, and cool autumns. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach the mid-eighties while winter lows dip into the twenties. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of about forty-five inches per year. Snowfall can range from a few inches to over two feet depending on the winter season. The climate is ideal for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and going to the beach during the warmer months or skiing and snowshoeing during the winter months.

Andover (zip 06232), Connecticut gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Andover (zip 06232) averages 33 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 Andover (zip 06232). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Andover (zip 06232) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 16
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06232 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

9.2 Summer - 5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 06232 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 06232 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In the 06232 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 06232 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 06232 zip code, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Connecticut.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 06232 zip code with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06232 zip code, there are 138.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06232 zip code, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

Humidity in the 06232 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 06232 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 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 49.7 inches in the 06232 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06232 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 121.7 rainy days annually in the 06232 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 32.9 inches in the 06232 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06232 zip code with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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