Torrington climate — normals and trends
Torrington (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,238 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Torrington averages 114 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Torrington has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 125 to 103 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 2 September 1953) and the coldest -26.0 °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
TorringtonConnecticut
- coords
- 41.80°, -73.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,238mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
108.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.6 °C
2 September 1953
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
22 January 1984
Wettest day
148 mm
14 September 1944
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
26 June 1952
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
30 December 1962
Snowiest day
34.9 cm
14 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.5 h
10 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 42 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 81 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 97 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 86 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 241 mm | +134 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 126 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 55 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 16.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 145 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 56 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 2.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 84 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Torrington?
Torrington has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,238 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Torrington?
The hottest day measured in Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Torrington?
The coldest day measured in Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1984, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Torrington?
Yes. Torrington gets on average 108.2 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Torrington warmed?
Yes: Torrington warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Torrington?
The wettest day measured in Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1944, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Torrington?
The windiest day measured in Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Torrington?
The warmest month in Torrington is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Torrington?
Torrington receives on average 1,238 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Torrington?
Torrington gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Torrington?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2017, with 34.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Torrington?
Yes: Torrington has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Torrington?
In Torrington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 26 June 1952, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 30 December 1962.
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