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United States / New Hampshire / No Metro Area / Grafton County / Littleton / Zip Codes
Littleton, NH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and autumn are milder temperatures with lots of rain. The area receives an average of 150 days of sunshine throughout the year, making it an ideal spot for outdoor recreation like hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, and camping. The average temperature ranges from -9°F in winter to 79°F in summer. Littleton's annual precipitation averages 44 inches a year mostly in the form of rain or snowfall.

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

Littleton averages 81 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Littleton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Littleton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 3
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 81 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Littleton is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Hampshire.

8.7 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Littleton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLittleton, New HampshireUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  80.7 in.27.8 in.
  162.3 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  78.9°85.8°
  2.5°21.7°
  5.97
  3.14.3
  823 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 Littleton with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. In Littleton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Littleton are July, August and June.
In Littleton, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Hampshire.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Littleton with an average of 2.5°. This is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
In Littleton, there are 191.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
In Littleton, there are 36.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Littleton 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 Littleton with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Littleton means that it is one of the driest places in New Hampshire.
December is the rainiest month in Littleton with 15.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 162.3 rainy days annually in Littleton, which is one of the rainiest places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 80.7 inches in Littleton means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Hampshire. December is the snowiest month in Littleton with 21.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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