Mashantucket, CT Climate

Mashantucket, CT is located in the northeastern United States and has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold with frequent snowfall. Spring and fall tend to be mild with moderate temperatures. The area receives an average annual precipitation of approximately 45 inches, most of which falls during the warmer months from April through October. The area also experiences severe weather including thunderstorms, blizzards, and hurricanes on occasion.

Mashantucket, Connecticut gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mashantucket averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Mashantucket. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mashantucket gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mashantucket is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Connecticut.

9.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Mashantucket, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Mashantucket with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Connecticut. In Mashantucket, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mashantucket are August, June and July.

In Mashantucket, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Connecticut.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mashantucket with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Connecticut.

In Mashantucket, there are 111.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Connecticut.

In Mashantucket, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Connecticut.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Mashantucket but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in Mashantucket with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.4 inches in Mashantucket means that it is about average compared to other places in Connecticut.

May is the rainiest month in Mashantucket with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in Mashantucket, which is less rainy than most places in Connecticut. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.4 inches in Mashantucket means that it is less snowy than most places in Connecticut. January is the snowiest month in Mashantucket with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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