Hamden (CT) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Hamden

Hamden average temperature chart (Celsius) Hamden average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Hamden (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 1.2 2.2 7.4 13.5 19.3 24.5 27.2 26.4 22.8 17.2 10.7 3.5
°F 34.2 35.9 45.3 56.3 66.8 76.1 81 79.6 73 62.9 51.2 38.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Hamden monthly rainfall chart (mm) Hamden monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Hamden (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 83 81 100 104 94 84 88 95 90 90 104 99
inches 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.9
Rainy days 11 10 11 10 11 11 9 9 9 8 11 12

Average annual rainfall in Hamden: 1080mm (425.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Hamden

Hamden average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Hamden
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.1 6.9 7.7 8.4 9 9.6 9.7 9.1 8 7.2 5.3 5.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Hamden average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Hamden average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Hamden (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -7.7 -6.8 -2.2 2.7 8.2 13.5 16.7 16.1 12 6.2 1.3 -4.9
Max °C 1.5 2.4 7.6 13.8 19.6 24.8 27.5 26.7 23.1 17.5 10.9 3.7
Min °F 18.2 19.8 28 36.8 46.8 56.2 62.1 61 53.5 43.1 34.3 23.2
Max °F 26.4 28 36.9 46.8 57 66.4 71.8 70.5 63.5 53.2 43 30.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Hamden average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Hamden average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Hamden in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6 4 3.7 5.8 10.3 15.9 20.6 21.7 19.6 15.8 12.1 8.9
°F 42.8 39.1 38.7 42.5 50.6 60.6 69.1 71 67.3 60.5 53.8 48

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Hamden average winspeed by month (km/h) Hamden average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Hamden (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 19 19 19 17 16 14 14 15 16 18 18
mph 11 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 11

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Hamden relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Hamden
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
66% 65% 64% 62% 67% 71% 71% 73% 74% 70% 70% 69%