Norwich, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLT, CT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Norwich has an annual average temperature of 51.8°F with about 52.2 inches of precipitation per year and 27.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.2°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and July the driest (3.63 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,373
Cooling need
618

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

71 of 366 (19.4%) of Norwich'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
25
1960s
47
1970s
27
1980s
40
1990s
75
2000s
54
2010s
62
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 37.7°F 21.2°F 29.5°F 3.89 in 9.0 in 11
February 40.5°F 22.9°F 31.7°F 3.75 in 7.1 in 10
March 47.8°F 29.4°F 38.6°F 5.09 in 5.0 in 10
April 59.3°F 39.1°F 49.2°F 4.71 in 0.8 in 11
May 69.9°F 48.9°F 59.4°F 3.64 in 11
June 78.4°F 58.5°F 68.4°F 4.27 in 10
July 84.1°F 64.8°F 74.4°F 3.63 in 9
August 82.6°F 62.7°F 72.6°F 4.41 in 9
September 75.5°F 54.9°F 65.2°F 4.79 in 9
October 63.9°F 43.6°F 53.8°F 4.86 in 10
November 53.0°F 34.3°F 43.6°F 4.17 in 0.3 in 9
December 43.2°F 27.0°F 35.1°F 4.97 in 5.6 in 11

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