Connecticut snow day predictor
Off season - the 10 towns ranked by how much snow they get · Hartford averages 52 in a year, New Haven 34 in
Connecticut towns, ranked
- Hartfordaverages 52 inches a year · regular snow
- Danburyaverages 49 inches a year · regular snow
- Waterburyaverages 47 inches a year · regular snow
- New Britainaverages 39 inches a year · regular snow
- Bristolaverages 39 inches a year · regular snow
- Meridenaverages 39 inches a year · regular snow
- Stamfordaverages 34 inches a year · moderate snow
- Norwalkaverages 34 inches a year · moderate snow
- Bridgeportaverages 34 inches a year · moderate snow
- New Havenaverages 34 inches a year · moderate snow
How snow days work in Connecticut
There is no single Connecticut snow day threshold, which is why this page scores each town separately. Hartford averages 52 inches of snow a year against New Haven’s 34, and a district that plans for the first amount does not close for weather that would shut the second one down.
Each score compares what the National Weather Service is forecasting against that town’s own NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, then adds weight for ice, wind and dangerous cold. Every number on this page links through to the full factor breakdown, because the reasoning is the part worth checking.
Sources: National Weather Service forecasts, one per town. Snowfall normals from NOAA’s 1991-2020 US Climate Normals. County lines from the US Census Bureau.