Hamden climate — normals and trends
Hamden (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,148 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hamden averages 99 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Hamden has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 3 July 1966) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 22 January 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HamdenConnecticut
- coords
- 41.40°, -72.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,148mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.7 °C
3 July 1966
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
22 January 1984
Wettest day
154 mm
14 September 1944
Windiest day
54.8 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
145.4 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
14 February 2016
Snowiest day
30.5 cm
14 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.5 h
17 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 39 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 82 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 115 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 83 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 214 mm | +116 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 56 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 113 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 139 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 57 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 79 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hamden?
Hamden has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,148 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hamden?
The hottest day measured in Hamden between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1966, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hamden?
The coldest day measured in Hamden between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1984, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hamden?
Yes. Hamden gets on average 86.9 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Hamden warmed?
Yes: Hamden warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hamden?
The wettest day measured in Hamden between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1944, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hamden?
The windiest day measured in Hamden between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hamden?
The warmest month in Hamden is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Hamden?
Hamden receives on average 1,148 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hamden?
Hamden gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hamden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hamden between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2017, with 30.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hamden?
Yes: Hamden has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hamden?
In Hamden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 14 February 2016.
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