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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Caledonia County / Ryegate / Zip Codes
Ryegate, VT has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 78°F and the average low temperature in the winter months is around 10°F. Precipitation is moderate to heavy throughout the year, ranging from around 28 inches of rain to 56 inches of snow. The area experiences all four seasons, with spring and fall being especially beautiful times to visit this region of Vermont.

Ryegate, Vermont gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ryegate averages 75 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Ryegate. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ryegate gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 5
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ryegate is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Ryegate, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRyegate, VermontUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  74.9 in.27.8 in.
  144.4 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  79.3°85.8°
  4.6°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  1088 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 Ryegate with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In Ryegate, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ryegate are August, July and June.
In Ryegate, there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ryegate with an average of 4.6°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Ryegate, there are 175.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Ryegate, there are 29.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
Humidity in Ryegate 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 Ryegate with 4.2 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 39.1 inches in Ryegate means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.
June is the rainiest month in Ryegate with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 144.4 rainy days annually in Ryegate, 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 25% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 74.9 inches in Ryegate means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. December is the snowiest month in Ryegate with 18.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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