Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Ellington, CT. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Ellington sits right in that in-between stretch of spring — expect a high around 55° and a low near 34°, with a 31% chance of rain and a lingering 5% shot at snow. The date has swung wildly over 77 years of records, from a balmy 75° in 1985 to a brutal 19° low in 1982.
Ellington's weather has real range — the thermometer has hit 103° in the July heat of 2011 and cratered to -26° on a January day in 1961, a swing of 129 degrees. Single-day extremes round out the picture: 7.7 inches of rain fell on August 19, 1955, and 24 inches of snow buried the area on January 12, 2011.
Summer is the sweet spot, with highs peaking around 85–86° in mid-July before a gradual slide into fall. Winter is cold and real — January highs barely clear 35°, making late November through February a tough stretch for the cold-averse. If you're watching for rain, late summer is the wettest window, averaging 1.2 inches in the first two weeks of August alone.