Sugar Hill, NH Climate


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United States / New Hampshire / No Metro Area / Grafton County / Sugar Hill / Zip Codes
Sugar Hill, NH has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. During the winter months temperatures typically range from lows in the teens to highs in the mid 30s. Summers are mild and pleasant with temperatures ranging from lows in the 50s to highs in the mid 70s. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year, but is most frequent during summer months. Snowfall averages around 90 inches per year, which makes Sugar Hill an ideal destination for skiing and other snow-related activities.

Sugar Hill, New Hampshire gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sugar Hill averages 86 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Sugar Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sugar Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 86 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sugar Hill is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Hampshire.

8.8 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Sugar Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSugar Hill, New HampshireUnited States
  39.8 in.38.1 in.
  85.6 in.27.8 in.
  156.8 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  78.4°85.8°
  4.0°21.7°
  5.97
  3.14.3
  1329 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 Sugar Hill with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Hampshire. In Sugar Hill, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sugar Hill are July, August and June.
In Sugar Hill, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Hampshire.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sugar Hill with an average of 4.0°. This is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
In Sugar Hill, there are 186.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
In Sugar Hill, there are 32.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Sugar Hill 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.
August is the wettest month in Sugar Hill 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 39.8 inches in Sugar Hill means that it is one of the driest places in New Hampshire.
June is the rainiest month in Sugar Hill with 14.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 156.8 rainy days annually in Sugar Hill, which is one of the rainiest places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 85.6 inches in Sugar Hill means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Hampshire. December is the snowiest month in Sugar Hill with 21.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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