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Weather in Canaan, Connecticut

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Canaan, CT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Canaan, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
53°
11a
55°
12p
55°
1p
59°
2p
59°
3p
61°
4p
61°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
53°
10p
54°
11p
L 47°H 61°
Canaan, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    86°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    90°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    81%
    87°51°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    64°44°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    64°43°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    21%
    49°45°
Canaan, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 26°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 26° from the sw.
Canaan, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Canaan, CT
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
9.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Canaan, CT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:01 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canaan, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:33 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Canaan, CT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Canaan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Canaan

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.