Meriden, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MERIDEN MARKHAM 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

Meriden has an annual average temperature of 50.7°F with about 44.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.7°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.49 in) and February the driest (2.93 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,682
Cooling need
537

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

188 of 366 (51.4%) of Meriden'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
1
2000s
125
2010s
139
2020s
101

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 37.0°F 18.7°F 27.9°F 3.05 in 10
February 39.1°F 20.2°F 29.7°F 2.93 in 9
March 47.5°F 28.2°F 37.8°F 4.05 in 9
April 59.9°F 37.8°F 48.8°F 4.13 in 11
May 70.4°F 47.8°F 59.1°F 3.48 in 13
June 78.7°F 57.0°F 67.9°F 4.05 in 13
July 84.0°F 62.5°F 73.3°F 3.38 in 11
August 82.4°F 61.1°F 71.7°F 3.54 in 12
September 75.4°F 53.6°F 64.5°F 4.28 in 11
October 63.6°F 41.8°F 52.7°F 4.49 in 12
November 52.0°F 32.1°F 42.0°F 3.36 in 10
December 41.7°F 24.5°F 33.1°F 4.12 in 11

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