Connecticut · Lake fishing · Colchester · Near Middletown

Cotten Pond

Apr–Oct
best months

Cotten Pond is an 8-acre pond near Colchester, Connecticut, at about 531 feet.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Witch Meadow Lake Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Scottie's Frozen Custard

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsMagicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop

    Museum

    Museum · 11 mi from Middletown

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Cotten Pond

    Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      38° / 21°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      41° / 23°

      10 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      48° / 29°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      59° / 39°

      11 wet

    5. May

      70° / 49°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 58°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 65°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      83° / 63°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 55°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 44°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 34°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      43° / 27°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norwich Public Utility Plt, CT, 12.4 mi away at 20 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.