Higganum weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Higganum, Connecticut: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport, 23 km from Higganum; records cover 1999–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44.9 in1139 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 25
- First fall freeze
- Oct 17
- Heating degree days
- 5,892
- Cooling degree days
- 719
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 1°−17° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Higganum in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 19°−7°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2007)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 1152
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Higganum in February
Highs average 39°4° and lows 20°−7°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2018)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 990
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Higganum in March
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2012)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 842
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Higganum in April
Highs average 60°16° and lows 38°3°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2002)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 488
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Higganum in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2010)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 211
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Higganum in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2025)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 40
- Cooling degree days
- 126
Higganum in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2010)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 259
Higganum in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2001)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 216
Higganum in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2015)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 93
- Cooling degree days
- 78
Higganum in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 42°5°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2007)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 389
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Higganum in November
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 688
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Higganum in December
Highs average 42°5° and lows 25°−4°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2001)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 989
- Cooling degree days
- 0