Hartford, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HARTFORD BRAINARD FLD, CT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hartford has an annual average temperature of 52°F with about 42.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.3°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.20 in) and February the driest (2.57 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,412
Cooling need
729

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

59 of 366 (16.1%) of Hartford'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.

1920s
22
1930s
31
1940s
38
1950s
32
1960s
24
1970s
32
1980s
31
1990s
42
2000s
35
2010s
43
2020s
36

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 36.8°F 20.3°F 28.6°F 2.94 in 10
February 39.5°F 22.1°F 30.8°F 2.57 in 9
March 47.6°F 29.6°F 38.6°F 3.51 in 11
April 60.1°F 40.0°F 50.0°F 3.79 in 11
May 70.9°F 50.1°F 60.5°F 3.43 in 13
June 79.6°F 59.8°F 69.7°F 3.88 in 11
July 84.6°F 65.7°F 75.2°F 3.87 in 11
August 83.0°F 64.2°F 73.6°F 3.48 in 10
September 75.6°F 56.0°F 65.8°F 3.97 in 10
October 63.7°F 44.3°F 54.0°F 4.20 in 11
November 52.1°F 34.6°F 43.3°F 3.44 in 10
December 41.7°F 25.9°F 33.8°F 3.75 in 11

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