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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Lamoille County / Waterville / Zip Codes
Waterville, VT has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures remaining around 74°F (23.3°C). Winters can be cold and snowy; temperatures average just below freezing at 32°F (0°C). Spring and fall are mild but bring occasional rain showers, with temperatures ranging from 45-60°F (7-15°C).

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

Waterville averages 89 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Waterville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Waterville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 4
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 89 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Waterville is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Waterville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWaterville, VermontUnited States
  39.0 in.38.1 in.
  89.4 in.27.8 in.
  149.3 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  4.1°21.7°
  67
  3.14.3
  505 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 Waterville with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Waterville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Waterville are August, July and June.
In Waterville, there are 2.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Waterville with an average of 4.1°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Waterville, there are 172.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Waterville, there are 31.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Waterville 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 Waterville with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in Waterville means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Waterville with 13.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 149.3 rainy days annually in Waterville, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 25% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 25% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 89.4 inches in Waterville means that it is snowier than most places in Vermont. December is the snowiest month in Waterville with 20.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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