Wallingford, VT Climate


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Wallingford, Vermont has a cold and humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid 80s, while winters can get bitterly cold with average lows in the single digits. The area experiences all four seasons with fall bringing beautiful foliage and mild temperatures as well as many other seasonal activities. Precipitation is quite common year-round, usually in the form of rain or snow. The region also occasionally sees extreme weather events such as severe thunderstorms, hail storms, and winter blizzards.

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

Wallingford averages 83 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Wallingford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wallingford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 8
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 83 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wallingford, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWallingford, VermontUnited States
  44.4 in.38.1 in.
  82.8 in.27.8 in.
  142.3 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  7.9°21.7°
  6.27
  2.94.3
  607 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 Wallingford with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Wallingford, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wallingford are August, June and July.
In Wallingford, there are 3.6 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 Wallingford with an average of 7.9°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Wallingford, there are 172.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Wallingford, there are 19.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Wallingford 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.
July is the wettest month in Wallingford with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in Wallingford means that it is wetter than most places in Vermont.
June is the rainiest month in Wallingford with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 142.3 rainy days annually in Wallingford, which is less rainy than most 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 82.8 inches in Wallingford means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Wallingford with 21.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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