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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Windham County / Halifax / Zip Codes
Halifax, VT has a humid continental climate, characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and autumn tend to be mild with the average temperatures ranging from 30-70 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches per year. Halifax generally experiences more sun than other parts of Vermont in the spring and summer months, allowing for plenty of outdoor activities during these times of year.

Halifax, Vermont gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Halifax averages 76 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Halifax. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Halifax gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 10
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Halifax, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHalifax, VermontUnited States
  49.7 in.38.1 in.
  75.8 in.27.8 in.
  137.7 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  10.4°21.7°
  6.47
  3.54.3
  1581 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 Halifax with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Halifax, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Halifax are August, June and July.
In Halifax, 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 Halifax with an average of 10.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Vermont.
In Halifax, there are 164.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Halifax, there are 13.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.
Humidity in Halifax 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 Halifax with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.7 inches in Halifax means that it is one of the wettest places in Vermont.
May is the rainiest month in Halifax with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 137.7 rainy days annually in Halifax, which is less rainy than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.8 inches in Halifax means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Halifax with 20.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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