Torrington, CT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BAKERSVILLE, CT US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Torrington has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 54.3 inches of precipitation per year and 59.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.7°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.40 in) and February the driest (3.52 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,606
Cooling need
240

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

129 of 366 (35.2%) of Torrington'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
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1990s
91
2000s
101
2010s
99
2020s
75

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 33.4°F 14.7°F 24.0°F 3.94 in 13.1 in 13
February 36.5°F 15.9°F 26.2°F 3.52 in 15.8 in 10
March 45.4°F 23.2°F 34.3°F 4.61 in 12.7 in 12
April 58.5°F 33.1°F 45.8°F 4.35 in 2.6 in 13
May 69.4°F 43.7°F 56.6°F 4.14 in 14
June 76.9°F 53.2°F 65.0°F 4.89 in 13
July 81.7°F 58.2°F 70.0°F 4.35 in 12
August 79.7°F 56.4°F 68.0°F 4.85 in 11
September 72.1°F 49.2°F 60.6°F 4.99 in 11
October 59.8°F 38.0°F 48.9°F 5.40 in 0.3 in 12
November 48.8°F 29.0°F 38.9°F 4.21 in 2.6 in 11
December 38.0°F 21.0°F 29.5°F 5.00 in 12.0 in 13

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