Zip 05494 (Westford, VT) Climate

The climate in 05494 Westford, VT is typically cold and snowy. Winters are long and chilly, with temperatures dropping to an average low of 17 degrees Fahrenheit in January. Snowfall averages around 67 inches per year. Summers are short and mild with highs reaching 77 degrees Fahrenheit on average in July. Rainfall is light, averaging around 41 inches per year. Spring and autumn are both moderate, with comfortable temperatures ranging from 35-70 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the season.

Westford (zip 05494), Vermont gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westford (zip 05494) averages 83 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 Westford (zip 05494). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westford (zip 05494) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 83 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05494 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9.2 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 05494 zip code, while January and February 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 05494 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05494 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 05494 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 05494 zip code, there are 4.6 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 05494 zip code with an average of 8.1°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05494 zip code, there are 150.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05494 zip code, there are 21.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05494 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 05494 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in the 05494 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Vermont.

December is the rainiest month in the 05494 zip code with 14.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 154.8 rainy days annually in the 05494 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 82.5 inches in the 05494 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05494 zip code with 20.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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