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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Lamoille County / Wolcott / Zip Codes
Wolcott, VT has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average low temperature in Wolcott is around 13 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and the average high temperature is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. The area sees an average of 44 inches of precipitation a year with snowfall ranging from 55 to 75 inches a season. Winters are generally long and frigid while summers are short but mild.

Wolcott, Vermont gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wolcott averages 104 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 Wolcott. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wolcott gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 4
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 104 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 2.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Wolcott, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWolcott, VermontUnited States
  39.6 in.38.1 in.
  103.7 in.27.8 in.
  165.8 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  3.7°21.7°
  5.87
  3.14.3
  659 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 Wolcott with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In Wolcott, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wolcott are August, July and June.
In Wolcott, 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 Wolcott with an average of 3.7°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Wolcott, there are 182.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Wolcott, there are 33.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Wolcott 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 Wolcott with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in Wolcott means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Wolcott with 15.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.0 rainy days. There are 165.8 rainy days annually in Wolcott, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 103.7 inches in Wolcott means that it is one of the snowiest places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Wolcott with 24.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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