Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:16 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:14 am – 4:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 11 days17 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford Brainard Fld station, 3 mi away; snow from Burlington
Nearby landmarksRocky Hillpeak · 2.6 miWolcott Hillpeak · under a mileConnecticut Center for Massage Therapy-Newingtoncollege · 2.5 miBell Reservoirreservoir · under a mileKeeney Pointcape · 2.0 miGoodwin Collegecollege · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWoods Parkpark · under a mile · 109 acresKeeney Memorial Cultural Centerhistoric site · 1.0 miDinosaur State Parkstate park · 3.5 miBlow Hole State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 174 acresWindsor Meadows State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 65 acresWangunk Meadows Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 149 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198139 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCapitol Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 365 days measured109 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hartford County monitors, CT
Drinking waterMetropolitan District Commissionserves 390,887 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation107 ft33 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVeterans Home and Hospital3.4 miPost officeWethersfield Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWethersfield Town Hallunder a milePoliceWethersfield Police Department1.2 miFire stationWethersfield Volunteer Fire Department Company 11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighWethersfield High Schoolunder a mileSchoolCorpus Christi Schoolunder a mileElementaryEmerson - Williams Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeConnecticut Center for Massage Therapy-Newington2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL16 miInterstateI-911.3 miUS highwayUS 51.6 miAmtrakHartford, CT HFD4.6 miCoachHartford - State StPeter Pan (BZ)4.4 miTransit100 stops within a mileCTTransit HartfordSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06129 ZIP area.
