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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Windham County / Rockingham / Zip Codes
Rockingham, VT experiences a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 72°F while the average temperature in January is around 20°F. Snowfall is common throughout the winter months and usually accumulates to an average of 71 inches annually. Precipitation levels are relatively consistent throughout the year, with the wettest months typically being June and August.

Rockingham, Vermont gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockingham averages 56 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 Rockingham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockingham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rockingham is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Vermont.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Rockingham, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRockingham, VermontUnited States
  43.6 in.38.1 in.
  56.1 in.27.8 in.
  129.9 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  8.0°21.7°
  6.57
  3.54.3
  489 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 Rockingham with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Rockingham, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockingham are June, August and July.
In Rockingham, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockingham with an average of 8.0°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Rockingham, there are 168.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Rockingham, there are 18.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Rockingham 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.
July is the wettest month in Rockingham with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in Rockingham means that it is wetter than most places in Vermont.
May is the rainiest month in Rockingham with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 129.9 rainy days annually in Rockingham, which is one of the least rainy places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 56.1 inches in Rockingham means that it is one of the least snowy places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Rockingham with 16.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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