Zip 06032 (Farmington, CT) Climate

Farmington, CT has a typical New England climate with four distinct seasons. Summer temperatures can be quite mild, rarely reaching extreme heat levels. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures occasionally dropping below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Spring is usually warm and sunny with occasional rain showers while fall brings cooler weather with beautifully colored leaves on the trees. The area averages around 45 inches of precipitation each year, making it a fairly wet region of the country.

Farmington (zip 06032), Connecticut gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Farmington (zip 06032) averages 36 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 Farmington (zip 06032). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Farmington (zip 06032) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06032 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Connecticut.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 06032 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Farmington, Connecticut	United States
	52.0 in.	38.1 in.
	36.4 in.	27.8 in.
	107.9 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	17.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.3	4.3
	185 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 the 06032 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In the 06032 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 06032 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 06032 zip code, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Connecticut.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 06032 zip code with an average of 17.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In the 06032 zip code, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

In the 06032 zip code, there are 3.4 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 06032 zip code 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 06032 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 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 52.0 inches in the 06032 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06032 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 107.9 rainy days annually in the 06032 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 36.4 inches in the 06032 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06032 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Brian · Unionville, CT

Nice neighborhood!

Over 18 years ago

It is nice to come home not have to rush to the keypad to shut off your alarm! Nice quiet town in central CT, close to Hartford. Great place to raise More

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