Zip 06478 (Oxford, CT) Climate

The climate in 06478 Oxford, CT is generally mild year-round. The average annual temperature is around 53°F, and the area experiences all four seasons, with hot humid summers and cold snowy winters. Although the winters are often quite cold, with occasional snowfall reaching up to a foot or more in some places, average snowfall for the area is slightly less than the national average. In addition to regular rain showers throughout the year, thunderstorms and occasional nor'easter storms bring heavy rain and strong winds during late summer and early fall.

Oxford (zip 06478), Connecticut gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oxford (zip 06478) averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Oxford (zip 06478). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oxford (zip 06478) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 16
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06478 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Connecticut.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 06478 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oxford, Connecticut	United States
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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 06478 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. In the 06478 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 06478 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 06478 zip code, there are 9.8 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 06478 zip code with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06478 zip code, there are 141.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06478 zip code, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 06478 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 06478 zip code 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 51.5 inches in the 06478 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06478 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 126.3 rainy days annually in the 06478 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.3 inches in the 06478 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06478 zip code with 14.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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