Waterford climate — normals and trends
Waterford (United States) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 1,207 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Waterford averages 63 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Waterford has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 72 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 2 August 1975) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 14 February 2016).
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
WaterfordConnecticut
- coords
- 41.34°, -72.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,207mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
27.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
62.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
42.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
30.5 °C
2 August 1975
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
14 February 2016
Wettest day
157 mm
14 October 2005
Windiest day
86.1 km/h
27 September 1985
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
27 September 1985
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
2 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
14 February 2016
Snowiest day
33.5 cm
16 February 1958
Sunniest day
14.6 h
20 June 2022
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 | 1.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 44 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 95 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 120 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 98 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 193 mm | +93 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 53 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 103 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 65 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 86 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Waterford?
Waterford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 1,207 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Waterford?
The hottest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1975, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Waterford?
The coldest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2016, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Waterford?
Yes. Waterford gets on average 62.2 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Waterford warmed?
Yes: Waterford warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Waterford?
The wettest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2005, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Waterford?
The windiest day measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1985, with winds reaching 86.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Waterford?
The warmest month in Waterford is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Waterford?
Waterford receives on average 1,207 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Waterford?
Waterford gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Waterford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Waterford between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1958, with 33.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Waterford?
Yes: Waterford has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Waterford?
In Waterford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 2 August 1975, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 14 February 2016.
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