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Weather in Litchfield, CT · National Weather Service + NOAA

Litchfield is snow country

Litchfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 59 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 49°, and nights fall to 30°.

Winter 36°/18°Spring 57°/34°Summer 79°/56°Fall 60°/40°
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Sunrise 6:26 am · sunset 4:46 pm

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What stands out about Litchfield’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 59 inches a winter, more than 335 of 353 Connecticut towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 81°, cooler than 342 of 364 Connecticut towns.Among Connecticut’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 15°, colder than 340 of 364 Connecticut towns.A wet climate51 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 90% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Litchfield’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
36° / 18°
15 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
57° / 34°
Last frost around May 8
Summer
79° / 56°
7 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
60° / 40°
First frost around Oct 5
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 5). Last frost next spring: May 8
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Litchfield get?About 59 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 5.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Litchfield itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Bakersville, CT (11 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.