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The most pleasant months of the year for Fairfield County are June, September and August. In Fairfield County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for Fairfield County with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Fairfield County with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year.

Today's Weather - Fairfield, CT

12 AM PST

Partly Cloudy

42°F

7 DAY FORECASTDESCRIPTIONHIGH/LOWWIND
OvernightPartly Cloudy41° / 69°NE 2 mph
Sunday NightChance Showers And Thunderstorms53° / 57°SE 8 mph
Monday NightMostly Clear36° / 55°W 9 to 16 mph
Tuesday NightMostly Clear37° / 53°W 13 mph
Wednesday NightMostly Clear36° / 58°NW 6 to 13 mph
Thursday NightClear37° / 64°NW 6 mph
Friday NightMostly Clear43° / 67°NW 3 mph

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Fairfield County area is 9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Connecticut.

9 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January37° 20°
February40° 22°
March48° 29°
April60° 39°
May70° 49°
June79° 58°
July83° 64°
August82° 63°
September74° 55°
October63° 43°
November53° 35°
December42° 26°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fairfield
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January027105
February02594
March020113
April05111
May00120
June20110
July40100
August2090
September0090
October0390
November012101
December024113

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.

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