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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Windsor County / Cavendish / Zip Codes
Cavendish, VT has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in Cavendish are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters can be cold and snowy with lows dipping below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall can bring some extreme weather changes from one day to the next, although the weather usually remains mild. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 45 inches annually.

Cavendish, Vermont gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cavendish averages 81 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Cavendish. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cavendish gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 81 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Cavendish, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCavendish, VermontUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  80.9 in.27.8 in.
  147.6 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  7.6°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  892 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 Cavendish with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Cavendish, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cavendish are August, June and July.
In Cavendish, there are 5.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cavendish with an average of 7.6°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Cavendish, there are 176.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Cavendish, there are 19.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Cavendish 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 August, July and June.
October is the wettest month in Cavendish with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in Cavendish means that it is one of the wettest places in Vermont.
May is the rainiest month in Cavendish with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 147.6 rainy days annually in Cavendish, which is about average compared to other 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 80.9 inches in Cavendish means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Cavendish with 20.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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