About Connecticut :

Climate

Despite New England's reputation for rugged climate, Connecticut's weather is relatively mild. In the Hartford area, on average, there are just 19 days a year when the temperature goes above 90°, and only six when it falls to 0° or below. As small as the state is, there is some variation in climate, with temperatures in the northwestern hills occasionally as much as 10° lower than those in the central valley.

Average highs and lows in the Hartford area, by month:

Appreciable precipitation (.01"+) is experienced about 127 days a year, rather evenly divided among the months.

State Agencies

Connecticut Commission Culture & Tourism
One Financial Plaza
755 Main Street
Hartford, CT CT 06103
(860) 256-2800

Bureau of Parks & Forests
CT Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
(860) 424-3200

CT.gov
The Official State of Connecticut Website

Connecticut Department of Agriculture
765 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 713-2503, (800) 861-9939

Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 270-8000

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161
(860) 263-5700, (800) 842-8222

Connecticut Department of Transportation
2800 Berlin Turnpike
Newington, CT  06131
(860) 594-2000

Information Centers

Unless otherwise noted, Connecticut Welcome Centers are open daily, year-round.
Connecticut Welcome Centers are located at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks in Terminals A and B and at the following locations (# = open seasonally) (* = not staffed, tourism literature available only);

I-95:

• North Stonington (southbound)
• Westbrook (northbound)
• Darien (northbound at McDonald's™)

I-84:

• Danbury (eastbound)
• Willington (westbound)

Merritt Parkway:

• Greenwich (northbound)#

# = open seasonally

Tourism, information is also available at the following privately operated center: at McDonald's´™ restaurants along I-95 (north/southbound) at Fairfield, Milford, Branford and Madison; Old State House in Hartford (I-91 Exit 31); State Capitol/Legislative Office Building, Hartford (I-84 Exit 48, I-91 Exit 29A): Hartford Civic Center; Visitors Welcome Center in Glastonbury (Rte. 2 Hebron Ave. Exit); Litchfield Hills Information Center# on the Town Green; Olde Mistick Village in Mystic (I-95 Exit 90) also Tourist Information Depot of Mystic (I-95 Ex. 90); New Haven (900 Chapel St.) also Long Wharf Visitors Center (I-95 Exit 47); The Gate Lodge-Mathews Park in Norwalk (I-95 Exit 14N/15S); Norwich Information Center# (I-395 Exit 80); Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce Information Center# (I-95 Exit 67N/68S); Stamford Visitor Information Center in Stamford Town Center (I-95 Exit 7 or 8); Waterbury Visitors Welcome Center (I-84W Exit 23); Falls Village Visitor Center (Rte. 126N, off Rte. 7).