Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area
Campground
Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Lake fishing · Naugatuck · Near Middletown
Schildgen Pond
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Schildgen Pond is an 8-acre pond near Naugatuck, Connecticut, at about 478 feet.
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On your way back · 3 mi
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Best time to visit Schildgen 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.
Jan
38° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 22°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
12 wet
May
71° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
52° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carmel, CT, 10 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
