Bridgeport Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Bridgeport

The next two tables list monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

10-year snowfall averages at Bridgeport, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
3.2	January	12.8	32.5
3.0	February	14.4	36.6
2.0	March	7.7	19.6
0.1	April	0.6	1.6
0.1	October	0.4	1.0
0.3	November	1.5	3.8
1.4	December	5.3	13.4
10.1	Year	42.7	108.5

30-year snowfall averages at Bridgeport, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
4.5	January	8.5	21.6
4.0	February	10.7	27.2
2.6	March	7.0	17.8
0.3	April	0.9	2.3
0.1	October	0.1	0.3
0.4	November	0.9	2.3
2.9	December	5.5	14.0
14.8	Year	33.6	85.3

These averages don't show how much the snowfall at Bridgeport and Stratford varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals 9.4 inches or more of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 0.7 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 11.3 inches, while the lightest years get less than four inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 15 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 3.1 inches in light years.

When Bridgeport Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Bridgeport usually arrives in December. Less commonly, snow also lands in November or October.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in March. But every few years, April does get at least a dusting of snow.

Bridgeport is normally free of snow every year from May to September.

How Many Snowstorms Bridgeport Gets

Over half the days of snowfall in the Bridgeport — Stratford area leave at least an inch, of fresh snow on the ground. For four days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least three inches.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur two or three times a year. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are rare events that don't happen every year.

Number of days per month and year on average in Bridgeport with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
2.7	1.0	January	0.5	0.0
2.4	1.1	February	0.7	0.3
1.9	1.0	March	0.6	0.0
0.3	0.1	April	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.1	November	0.1	0.0
1.6	0.8	December	0.5	0.0
9.1	4.1	Year	2.4	0.3

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Bridgeport

For about a third of winter days, Bridgeport and Stratford have at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically on five days a year, the snow covering Bridgeport gets to ten or more inches deep.

Average total days per month and year in Bridgeport with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
10.7	6.7	January	4.2	1.2
11.5	8.7	February	6.5	3.5
6.0	3.8	March	1.9	0.4
0.2	0.1	April	0.0	0.0
0.3	0.1	November	0.0	0.0
4.9	2.2	December	1.4	0.2
33.6	21.6	Year	14.0	5.3