Bridgeport, Connecticut Weather
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Bridgeport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 3:16 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast later10%0.01″68°58°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast11%—66°54°-2°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——66°51°0°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——68°49°+2°
- FridaySep 25Heavy Rain43%2.2″57°50°-11°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Rain42%0.35″57°54°0°
- SundaySep 27Light Rain36%0.60″56°54°-1°
Air quality now AQI 33 · Good
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:28 PM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Bridgeport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 63°F (high 68°F, low 58°F), 3°F below the 66°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 5 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 7 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Bridgeport
- Mon68°58°10%
- Tue66°54°11%
- Wed66°51°4%
- Thu68°49°8%
- Fri57°50°43%
- Sat57°54°42%
- Sun56°54°36%
- Mon60°56°14%
- Tue60°56°11%
- Wed60°57°19%
- Thu67°56°15%
- Fri67°50°14%
- Sat75°54°10%
- Sun76°61°13%
- Mon64°57°8%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bridgeport
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Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 6) is about 7 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Bridgeport
Bridgeport sits in Greater Bridgeport County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 9m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 12m — a swing of +5h 57m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Hartford, the state’s largest city, lies about 48 miles to the NNE. The nearest town Bridgeport tracks is New Haven, roughly 16 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Bridgeport
Air quality in Bridgeport’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 42). See the full air-quality history for Bridgeport.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Bridgeport's warmest month is July (~75°F mean) and its coldest is January (~30°F). Rainfall peaks in December (4.8 inches) and bottoms out in February (3.3 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 4.1″ |
| February | 31° | 3.3″ |
| March | 39° | 4.0″ |
| April | 50° | 4.3″ |
| May | 58° | 4.0″ |
| June | 68° | 3.7″ |
| July | 75° | 3.6″ |
| August | 74° | 4.1″ |
| September | 68° | 3.6″ |
| October | 57° | 3.7″ |
| November | 44° | 4.5″ |
| December | 35° | 4.8″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Sacred Heart University, CT, Trumbull Center, CT, Stratford Downtown, CT
Per modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo), Bridgeport runs from a 30°F January mean to 75°F in July, a 45°F seasonal spread, with near 47.7 inches of precipitation.
Bridgeport's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: December peaks at 4.8 inches, while February holds 3.3 inches — no season dominates Bridgeport's rain calendar. That even rhythm groups Bridgeport with places like Sacred Heart University, CT, Trumbull Center, CT and Stratford Downtown, CT.
Once Bridgeport passes April 5, freezes fade and Bridgeport's beds take kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Bridgeport's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Bridgeport's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Bridgeport near November 6, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Bridgeport freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Sacred Heart University, CT, Trumbull Center, CT, Stratford Downtown, CT, Fairfield University, CT, Plattsville, CT.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Bridgeport?
- Frost typically leaves Bridgeport by April 5 and returns to Bridgeport near November 6.
- What is the rainy season in Bridgeport?
- December is the wettest month in Bridgeport, about 4.8 inches on average; the year totals roughly 48 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Bridgeport?
- Bridgeport peaks in July, when the mean runs near 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Bridgeport?
- January is Bridgeport's coldest month, averaging about 30°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Bridgeport?
- Hardy spring crops go in near April 5 in Bridgeport; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- What hardiness zone is Bridgeport?
- Since January in Bridgeport averages 30°F, Bridgeport's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Bridgeport?
- Bridgeport's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Bridgeport?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Bridgeport in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Bridgeport?
- Current conditions for Bridgeport and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Bridgeport forecast updated?
- The Bridgeport forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Bridgeport?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Bridgeport are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Bridgeport?
- The next few days in Bridgeport's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Bridgeport sits at 41.2°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Bridgeport
- 06601
- 06602
- 06604
- 06605
- 06606
- 06607
- 06608
- 06610