Zip 06777 (New Preston, CT) Climate

The climate in 06777 New Preston, CT is temperate and typical for the northeastern part of the United States. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures typically ranging between 28-38°F, while summers tend to be humid and warm with temperatures reaching up into the mid 80s. The area experiences all four seasons with a variety of weather patterns, including occasional thunderstorms and some extreme weather events like snowstorms or heat waves. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year, although spring tends to be the rainiest season. Overall, New Preston has mild temperatures that make it an ideal spot to live in!

New Preston (zip 06777), Connecticut gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Preston (zip 06777) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in New Preston (zip 06777). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Preston (zip 06777) 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06777 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Connecticut.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 06777 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Preston, Connecticut	United States
	51.7 in.	38.1 in.
	50.8 in.	27.8 in.
	122.4 days	106.2 days
	203 days	205 days
	81.5°	85.8°
	13.5°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	643 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 06777 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In the 06777 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 06777 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 06777 zip code, there are 6.0 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 06777 zip code with an average of 13.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.

In the 06777 zip code, there are 155.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.

In the 06777 zip code, there are 8.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Connecticut.

Humidity in the 06777 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 06777 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.7 inches in the 06777 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06777 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 122.4 rainy days annually in the 06777 zip code, which is rainier 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 50.8 inches in the 06777 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06777 zip code with 14.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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