Climateby Month

Bridgeport, CT climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 19 ft elevation · also covers New Haven

Summers in Bridgeport are warm and often humid; winters are cold and snowy. Highs peak at 83°F in July and fall to 38°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 34 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September.

Warmest month
83°F
July normal high
Coldest month
24°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
125
44.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
33.6 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Bridgeport?

Normal highs range from 38°F in January to 83°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 38°F (3°C), low 24°F (-4°C) 38° 24° February: normal high 41°F (5°C), low 26°F (-3°C) March: normal high 47°F (8°C), low 32°F (0°C) April: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 42°F (6°C) May: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 52°F (11°C) June: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 62°F (17°C) July: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 68°F (20°C) 83° 68° August: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 67°F (19°C) September: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 60°F (16°C) October: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 48°F (9°C) November: normal high 54°F (12°C), low 38°F (3°C) December: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 30°F (-1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Bridgeport?

May has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 44 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 11 wet days May: 12 wet days 12 June: 11 wet days July: 9 wet days August: 9 wet days September: 8 wet days 8 October: 10 wet days November: 9 wet days December: 12 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 33.6 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 8.5 in of snow February: 10.7 in of snow 10.7 March: 7.0 in of snow April: 0.9 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.1 in of snow November: 0.9 in of snow December: 5.5 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Bridgeport?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 15 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 6 muggy days July: 15 muggy days 15 August: 14 muggy days September: 7 muggy days October: 1 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 4.0 mi E of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June.

January: 9.6 hours of daylight February: 10.6 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.5 hours of daylight June: 15.1 hours of daylight 15.1 July: 14.8 hours of daylight August: 13.8 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.9 hours of daylight December: 9.3 hours of daylight 9.3 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Bridgeport, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 38°F24°F 3.2 in11 8.5 in 0 9.6 h
February 41°F26°F 3.1 in10 10.7 in 0 10.6 h
March 47°F32°F 4.1 in11 7.0 in 0 12.0 h
April 58°F42°F 4.2 in11 0.9 in 0 13.3 h
May 68°F52°F 3.6 in12 0.0 in 0 14.5 h
June 78°F62°F 3.8 in11 0.0 in 6 15.1 h
July 83°F68°F 3.3 in9 0.0 in 15 14.8 h
August 82°F67°F 4.0 in9 0.0 in 14 13.8 h
September 75°F60°F 4.0 in8 0.0 in 7 12.5 h
October 64°F48°F 3.8 in10 0.1 in 1 11.1 h
November 54°F38°F 3.1 in9 0.9 in 0 9.9 h
December 44°F30°F 4.0 in12 5.5 in 0 9.3 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Bridgeport

By our comfort score, the best months are May, June and September.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 290719
Feb 340614
Mar 43187
Apr 59770
May 721570
Jun 691272
Jul 57465
Aug 58662
Sep 691560
Oct 611260
Nov 44262
Dec 320812

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Bridgeport

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 5, and the first fall frost around Nov 6, leaving 216 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Bridgeport
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 5after Apr 17
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 6before Oct 25
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 26after Apr 6
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 19before Nov 6
Frost-free season216 daysunder 198 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Airport (USW00094702), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Connecticut.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 103°F (July 22, 2011); the lowest was -6°F (February 14, 2016).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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New Haven uses the same temperature and rain stations as Bridgeport, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates and humidity and wind by hour: Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Airport (USW00094702), 4.0 mi E of the city center, 5 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Teterboro Airport (USW00094741), 50 mi WSW of the city center, 9 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (725040-94702), 4.0 mi E of the city center, 6 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error