Zip 06259 (Pomfret Center, CT) Climate

The climate in 06259 Pomfret Center, CT is generally mild and seasonal. Summers can be quite warm, with temperatures sometimes reaching into the mid to upper 80s during the day. Winters are cold and usually bring some snow, although it isn't usually as bad as some other parts of the country. Spring brings mild temperatures with occasional rain showers, while fall is typically cool with an abundance of colorful foliage. All in all, 06259 Pomfret Center is a great place to visit year round!

Pomfret Center (zip 06259), Connecticut gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pomfret Center (zip 06259) averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Pomfret Center (zip 06259). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pomfret Center (zip 06259) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06259 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Connecticut.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 06259 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pomfret Center, Connecticut	United States
	51.9 in.	38.1 in.
	44.6 in.	27.8 in.
	129.1 days	106.2 days
	198 days	205 days
	80.3°	85.8°
	14.9°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.5	4.3
	499 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 06259 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In the 06259 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 06259 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 06259 zip code, there are 3.1 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 06259 zip code with an average of 14.9°. This is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06259 zip code, there are 144.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

In the 06259 zip code, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Connecticut.

Humidity in the 06259 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.

November is the wettest month in the 06259 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.9 inches in the 06259 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06259 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 129.1 rainy days annually in the 06259 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.6 inches in the 06259 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in the 06259 zip code with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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