Zip 06376 (South Lyme, CT) Climate

The climate in 06376 South Lyme, CT is generally mild and temperate. Winters are usually cold and snowy with temperatures dipping below freezing, while summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 80s. Rainfall occurs year-round but is more frequent during the spring and fall months. Snowfall tends to be light to moderate, although major snowstorms have been known to occur every few years. Overall, the climate is typically mild and comfortable making it an ideal place to live or visit year-round.

South Lyme (zip 06376), Connecticut gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

South Lyme (zip 06376) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in South Lyme (zip 06376). The US average is 205 sunny days.

South Lyme (zip 06376) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 06376 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Connecticut.

9.1 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 06376 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 06376 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In the 06376 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 06376 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 06376 zip code, there are 1.8 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 06376 zip code with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Connecticut.

In the 06376 zip code, there are 99.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Connecticut.

In the 06376 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Connecticut.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 06376 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 06376 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in the 06376 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in the 06376 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in the 06376 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.8 inches in the 06376 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Connecticut. February is the snowiest month in the 06376 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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