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United States / New Hampshire / Berlin Metro Area / Coos County / Carroll / Zip Codes
Carroll, NH is located in the Northern White Mountains of New Hampshire and has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The mean temperature ranges from 19°F in January to 71°F in July. Average annual precipitation is approximately 44 inches per year, mostly occurring as rain during the warmer months. Snowfall is also significant, usually ranging from 65 inches at the base of the mountains to over 200 inches at higher elevations. During winter, temperatures below -20°F are not uncommon and wind chill can make it feel even colder.

Carroll, New Hampshire gets 97 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carroll averages 281 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Carroll. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carroll gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 210 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 54 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 97 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 281 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carroll is 3.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Hampshire.

6.3 Summer - 1.1 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Carroll, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Carroll with an average high temperature of 54.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Hampshire. In Carroll, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carroll are July, August and June.
In Carroll, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Hampshire.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carroll with an average of -4.1°. This is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
In Carroll, there are 233.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
In Carroll, there are 62.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Carroll 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.
November is the wettest month in Carroll with 9.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 6.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 96.9 inches in Carroll means that it is one of the wettest places in New Hampshire.
December is the rainiest month in Carroll with 20.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 13.9 rainy days. There are 210.4 rainy days annually in Carroll, which is one of the rainiest places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 281.2 inches in Carroll means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Hampshire. December is the snowiest month in Carroll with 45.5 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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