25 Small Towns in Connecticut With the Mildest Winters
Ranked by january average low (°f) among 132 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Connecticut. #1 is Pawcatuck, CT (January lows average 24.5°F).
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25Pemberwick, Connecticut
January lows average 22.4°F
3,899 people · median home $940,200 · income $132,326 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow
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24Byram, Connecticut
January lows average 22.4°F
4,493 people · median home $838,400 · income $99,734 · Jan low 22°F · 31 in snow
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23Guilford Center, Connecticut
January lows average 23.0°F
2,586 people · median home $582,400 · income $82,273 · Jan low 23°F
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22Clinton, Connecticut
January lows average 23.0°F
3,441 people · median home $365,500 · income $102,750 · Jan low 23°F
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21Branford Center, Connecticut
January lows average 23.0°F
6,026 people · median home $330,600 · income $74,150 · Jan low 23°F · 34 in snow
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20Westbrook, Connecticut
January lows average 23.0°F
6,769 people · median home $434,300 · income $91,202 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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19Essex Village, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
2,583 people · median home $751,900 · income $102,885 · Jan low 23°F · 26 in snow
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18Deep River Center, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
2,765 people · median home $334,600 · income $71,447 · Jan low 23°F · 26 in snow
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17Waterford, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
3,074 people · median home $282,900 · income $73,156 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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16Niantic, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
3,194 people · median home $396,000 · income $81,250 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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15Essex, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
6,733 people · median home $552,000 · income $104,395 · Jan low 23°F · 26 in snow
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14Old Lyme, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
7,628 people · median home $484,200 · income $131,899 · Jan low 23°F · 26 in snow
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13Groton, Connecticut
January lows average 23.3°F
9,387 people · median home $306,600 · income $79,577 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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12Old Mystic, Connecticut
January lows average 23.8°F
3,493 people · median home $342,500 · income $130,903 · Jan low 24°F · 25 in snow
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11Long Hill, Connecticut
January lows average 23.8°F
3,948 people · median home $175,600 · income $84,201 · Jan low 24°F · 25 in snow
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10Mystic, Connecticut
January lows average 23.8°F
4,348 people · median home $538,800 · income $152,559 · Jan low 24°F · 25 in snow
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9Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, Connecticut
January lows average 23.8°F
8,870 people · median home $290,100 · income $81,694 · Jan low 24°F · 25 in snow
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8Fairfield University, Connecticut
January lows average 24.4°F
2,884 people · median home — · income — · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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7Lordship, Connecticut
January lows average 24.4°F
2,954 people · median home $465,200 · income $84,606 · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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6Greens Farms, Connecticut
January lows average 24.4°F
3,125 people · median home $1,314,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 24°F · 36 in snow
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5Staples, Connecticut
January lows average 24.4°F
6,954 people · median home $1,165,500 · income $192,656 · Jan low 24°F · 36 in snow
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4Long Hill, Connecticut
January lows average 24.4°F
8,039 people · median home $487,800 · income $178,456 · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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3Trumbull Center, Connecticut
January lows average 24.4°F
9,746 people · median home $486,000 · income $123,708 · Jan low 24°F · 34 in snow
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2North Stonington, Connecticut
January lows average 24.5°F
5,149 people · median home $397,100 · income $123,938 · Jan low 25°F · 31 in snow
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1Pawcatuck, Connecticut
January lows average 24.5°F
5,433 people · median home $360,600 · income $80,114 · Jan low 25°F · 29 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
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- 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Mildest Winters
- 25 Small Towns in California With the Mildest Winters
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)