Derby, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANSONIA 1 NE, CT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Derby has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 52 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.4°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.00 in) and February the driest (3.62 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,865
Cooling need
519

Best time to visit Derby

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

198 of 366 (54.1%) of Derby'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.

1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
0
2010s
357
2020s
9

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 36.0°F 18.4°F 27.2°F 3.95 in 9
February 38.1°F 18.9°F 28.5°F 3.62 in 7
March 46.8°F 27.4°F 37.1°F 4.72 in 9
April 58.2°F 37.5°F 47.9°F 4.72 in 10
May 69.0°F 47.2°F 58.1°F 4.04 in 11
June 77.3°F 57.9°F 67.6°F 3.93 in 10
July 82.0°F 63.1°F 72.6°F 4.30 in 9
August 82.0°F 62.1°F 72.1°F 4.56 in 8
September 75.0°F 53.6°F 64.3°F 4.38 in 8
October 63.3°F 41.2°F 52.3°F 5.00 in 8
November 51.6°F 32.0°F 41.8°F 4.24 in 8
December 41.2°F 23.3°F 32.3°F 4.57 in 9

Climate twins of Derby

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