Litchfield weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Litchfield, Connecticut: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at BURLINGTON, 22 km from Litchfield; records cover 1961–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 53.5 in1358 mm
- Snow a year
- 39 in98 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 26
- First fall freeze
- Oct 14
- Heating degree days
- 6,107
- Cooling degree days
- 686
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Litchfield in January
Highs average 36°2° and lows 17°−8°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 11 in28 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2007)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 1189
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Litchfield in February
Highs average 39°4° and lows 18°−8°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation and 12 in30 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 1016
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Litchfield in March
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1998)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 892
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Litchfield in April
Highs average 60°15° and lows 36°2°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2002)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 520
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Litchfield in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 47°8°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1962)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 229
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Litchfield in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2025)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 124
Litchfield in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 250
Litchfield in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°16°, with 5.1 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1975)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 199
Litchfield in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 53°11°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2015)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 105
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Litchfield in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 41°5°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2007)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 407
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Litchfield in November
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1993)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 686
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Litchfield in December
Highs average 41°5° and lows 24°−4°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation and 8 in21 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1998)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 1001
- Cooling degree days
- 0