Zip 06039 (Lakeville, CT) Climate

The climate in 06039 Lakeville, CT is generally mild and comfortable throughout the year. Summers are warm but not overly hot and winters are cold but snowfall is usually light. The average temperature ranges from a low of 23°F in January to a high of 78°F in July. Average annual precipitation is about 45 inches, with rain most heavy during the summer months. Lakeville is also relatively windy, especially during the winter season when winds can whip up strong storms although these don't typically last too long.

Lakeville (zip 06039), Connecticut gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lakeville (zip 06039) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Lakeville (zip 06039). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lakeville (zip 06039) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06039 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Connecticut.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 06039 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 06039 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Connecticut. In the 06039 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 06039 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 06039 zip code, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 06039 zip code with an average of 13.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.

In the 06039 zip code, there are 155.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.

In the 06039 zip code, there are 10.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.

Humidity in the 06039 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 06039 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in the 06039 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06039 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 127.9 rainy days annually in the 06039 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 53.1 inches in the 06039 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06039 zip code with 16.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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