Bridgeport, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY MEM AP, CT US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bridgeport has an annual average temperature of 53.4°F with about 44.1 inches of precipitation per year and 33.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.4°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.16 in) and November the driest (3.11 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,986
Cooling need
822

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

71 of 366 (19.4%) of Bridgeport's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
17
1950s
60
1960s
26
1970s
37
1980s
30
1990s
57
2000s
47
2010s
52
2020s
40

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 38.4°F 24.4°F 31.4°F 3.18 in 8.5 in 11
February 40.5°F 25.7°F 33.1°F 3.12 in 10.7 in 10
March 47.4°F 32.3°F 39.9°F 4.09 in 7.0 in 11
April 58.3°F 41.7°F 50.0°F 4.16 in 0.9 in 11
May 68.4°F 51.7°F 60.0°F 3.58 in 12
June 77.7°F 61.5°F 69.6°F 3.77 in 11
July 83.4°F 67.9°F 75.7°F 3.32 in 9
August 81.9°F 67.0°F 74.5°F 3.98 in 9
September 75.4°F 59.8°F 67.6°F 3.96 in 8
October 64.4°F 48.3°F 56.4°F 3.84 in 0.1 in 10
November 53.6°F 38.4°F 46.0°F 3.11 in 0.9 in 9
December 43.8°F 30.2°F 37.0°F 3.98 in 5.5 in 12

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