Norwalk, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STAMFORD 5 N, CT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Norwalk has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 51.6 inches of precipitation per year and 34 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and February the driest (3.14 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,163
Cooling need
684

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

40 of 366 (10.9%) of Norwalk'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.

1950s
17
1960s
50
1970s
49
1980s
55
1990s
88
2000s
51
2010s
48
2020s
8

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 38.0°F 22.2°F 30.1°F 4.26 in 9.1 in 11
February 41.4°F 23.1°F 32.2°F 3.14 in 11.9 in 8
March 49.1°F 30.4°F 39.8°F 4.73 in 5.9 in 10
April 62.0°F 40.3°F 51.1°F 4.44 in 0.5 in 12
May 72.3°F 50.0°F 61.1°F 4.12 in 12
June 79.8°F 58.5°F 69.2°F 4.91 in 12
July 84.8°F 64.4°F 74.6°F 3.77 in 9
August 82.9°F 63.1°F 73.0°F 3.81 in 9
September 75.7°F 56.2°F 66.0°F 5.21 in 9
October 64.4°F 44.6°F 54.5°F 4.59 in 10
November 53.1°F 35.1°F 44.1°F 4.19 in 0.8 in 10
December 42.7°F 27.3°F 35.0°F 4.44 in 5.8 in 11

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