Zip 05472 (New Haven, VT) Climate

05472 New Haven, VT has a humid continental climate. This type of climate is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures range between highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s, while during the winter months, temperatures range from highs in the lower 30s to lows near 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average annual precipitation of around 37 inches. This is distributed over all four seasons with most of it falling as snow in the winter months. Due to its location close to Lake Champlain, 05472 New Haven, VT is occasionally subject to severe storms which can bring heavy winds and large amounts of precipitation.

New Haven (zip 05472), Vermont gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Haven (zip 05472) averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in New Haven (zip 05472). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Haven (zip 05472) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05472 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05472 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 05472 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Vermont. In the 05472 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 05472 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 05472 zip code, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Vermont.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 05472 zip code with an average of 9.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05472 zip code, there are 152.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05472 zip code, there are 17.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05472 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 05472 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in the 05472 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05472 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 139.2 rainy days annually in the 05472 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 70.6 inches in the 05472 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05472 zip code with 17.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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