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United States / Vermont / Berlin Metro Area / Essex County / Maidstone / Zip Codes
Maidstone, VT has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and mild, humid summers. Winters are long and snowy, usually lasting from mid-November to mid-April. Average temperatures in the winter hover around 23°F (-5°C). Summers are relatively short and warm, with average temperatures ranging from the 70s (20s Celsius). The area also receives a moderate amount of rainfall throughout the year, with the peak occurring during late summer.

Maidstone, Vermont gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Maidstone averages 79 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Maidstone. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maidstone gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maidstone is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Vermont.

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

  ClimateMaidstone, VermontUnited States
  40.6 in.38.1 in.
  78.6 in.27.8 in.
  152.6 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  78.9°85.8°
  0.9°21.7°
  5.87
  34.3
  860 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 Maidstone with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In Maidstone, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maidstone are August, July and June.
In Maidstone, there are 1.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maidstone with an average of 0.9°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Maidstone, there are 192.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Vermont.
In Maidstone, there are 42.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Maidstone 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 Maidstone with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in Maidstone means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Maidstone with 15.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 152.6 rainy days annually in Maidstone, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.6 inches in Maidstone means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. December is the snowiest month in Maidstone with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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