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United States / New Hampshire / Concord Metro Area / Merrimack County / Concord / Zip Codes
Concord, NH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with average high temperatures in the upper 70s, while winters are cold and snowy with average low temperatures dipping into the mid-teens. Spring and autumn tend to have mild weather, typically characterized by cool mornings and warm afternoons. The city receives an average of 43 inches of rain per year as well as about 64 inches of snowfall annually.

Concord, New Hampshire gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Concord averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Concord. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Concord gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 11
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Concord is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Concord, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateConcord, New HampshireUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  61.8 in.27.8 in.
  129.4 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  10.7°21.7°
  6.67
  3.24.3
  272 ft.2443 ft.
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 Concord with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Hampshire. In Concord, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Concord are June, August and July.
In Concord, there are 7.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New Hampshire.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Concord with an average of 10.7°. This is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.
In Concord, there are 159.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.
In Concord, there are 12.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Concord 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.
October is the wettest month in Concord with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in Concord means that it is drier than most places in New Hampshire.
June is the rainiest month in Concord with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 129.4 rainy days annually in Concord, which is less rainy than most places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 61.8 inches in Concord means that it is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in Concord with 18.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Todd · Concord, NH
Cost of living
Over 8 years ago

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Sandra · Canton, OH
linving in New england
Over 15 years ago

NO, NE is weird, in general.. They have 2 friends and die.. I lived in R.I. and I called it the home of the odd lots...NE needs to be in its own entity, way up there by  More

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Gilbert  · Andover, NH
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Over 16 years ago

Concord is a smaller new England town that has easy access to a wealth of natural resources. The fall is amazing and there certainly is plenty of winter to  More

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