#T1East Lyme
19,223 people8 days a year with an inch or more·Groton station, 16 km
East Lyme, #1 on this list · Photo: Alex756 · CC BY-SA 3.0Connecticut rankings · Climate
Towns with the least snow in Connecticut
East Lyme gets the least snow of Connecticut’s 149 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 24 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Sharon gets the most, about 75 inches; 18 of the 149 average under 30 inches.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#T1Groton
New London County · 10,160 people8 days a year with an inch or more·Groton station, 4 km
#T1Groton
39,138 people8 days a year with an inch or more·Groton station, 1 km
All 149 towns
Snow in a normal winter, least first. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied; 144 towns here share a station).
149 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
A station’s normal can differ from the town’s own when the station sits higher or lower; each town’s Climate page names its station and checks it.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What part of Connecticut gets the least amount of snow?
Among towns of 2,500+, the least snow falls in East Lyme (, about 24 in), Groton (New London County, about 24 in), Groton (, about 24 in), on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at each town’s station.
Which Connecticut town gets the most snow?
Sharon (), about 75 inches in a normal winter at the Norfolk 2 SW station. See the snowiest towns.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents (155 in Connecticut) whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more; 6 have no station with a snow record. Smaller towns show their snow on their own Climate page.
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