New Haven, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW HAVEN TWEED AP, CT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New Haven has an annual average temperature of 52°F with about 41.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.0°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.19 in) and January the driest (2.72 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,289
Cooling need
621

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

139 of 366 (38%) of New Haven'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
18
1950s
58
1960s
35
1970s
35
2000s
39
2010s
87
2020s
94

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 38.1°F 23.0°F 30.5°F 2.72 in 10
February 40.2°F 23.9°F 32.0°F 2.84 in 9
March 47.0°F 30.1°F 38.5°F 3.66 in 10
April 57.8°F 39.3°F 48.5°F 4.19 in 11
May 67.7°F 49.4°F 58.5°F 3.54 in 13
June 76.4°F 59.3°F 67.9°F 3.47 in 12
July 82.1°F 65.7°F 73.9°F 3.36 in 10
August 81.0°F 64.7°F 72.9°F 3.55 in 10
September 74.7°F 57.3°F 66.0°F 4.03 in 9
October 63.8°F 45.5°F 54.7°F 3.78 in 11
November 53.4°F 35.9°F 44.7°F 3.12 in 9
December 43.7°F 28.9°F 36.3°F 3.53 in 11

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