Climate of Essex

Essex has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Essex is 15° degrees and there is about 1363 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 162 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 2°C and 28°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -3°C and 22°C
Rain: it rains 152 days and there is a total of approximately 1362 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 20 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1051 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 2°C and 28°C
Warmest month:	28°C in July
Coldest month:	2°C in January
Night temperature:	between -3°C and 22°C
Dry days:	193 days
Days with rain:	152 days
Days with snow:	20 days
Total rain sum:	1362 mm
Hours of sunshine:	1051 hours

Climate of Essex
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Essex
The best travel time for Essex
Climate of Essex by month
Experiences with the weather of Essex

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Essex.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Essex.

Climate table of Essex

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Essex. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Essex might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	2	3	7	13	19	24	28	28	24	17	11	6
Night temp. (°C)	-3	-2	1	7	13	18	22	21	17	11	6	2
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	103	130	135	111	100	112	104	86	85	135	117	144
Days with rain	8	10	11	14	16	16	16	13	11	14	10	13
Days with snow	5	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3
Dry days	18	11	16	16	15	14	15	18	19	17	19	15
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	2	2	2	4	5	6	6	5	5	3	2	2

Best time to visit Essex

The best time to visit Essex in the state of Connecticut is in August and September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Essex is 28°C in July and the lowest is 2°C in January.

Climate of Essex by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Essex? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January