Danbury, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DANBURY MUNI AP, CT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Danbury has an annual average temperature of 49.6°F with about 48 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.81 in) and February the driest (2.69 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,952
Cooling need
423

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

190 of 366 (51.9%) of Danbury'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.

1990s
12
2000s
112
2010s
119
2020s
123

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 35.9°F 18.1°F 27.0°F 3.06 in 11
February 38.7°F 19.7°F 29.2°F 2.69 in 10
March 46.7°F 27.2°F 36.9°F 3.89 in 11
April 58.7°F 36.6°F 47.7°F 3.74 in 12
May 69.1°F 46.4°F 57.8°F 3.78 in 14
June 77.7°F 56.1°F 66.9°F 4.48 in 13
July 82.4°F 61.6°F 72.0°F 4.46 in 13
August 80.4°F 60.0°F 70.2°F 4.62 in 14
September 73.6°F 52.3°F 62.9°F 4.81 in 14
October 62.3°F 40.8°F 51.5°F 4.48 in 13
November 51.1°F 31.3°F 41.2°F 3.78 in 11
December 40.8°F 23.9°F 32.4°F 4.24 in 12

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