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United States / New Hampshire / Concord Metro Area / Merrimack County / Salisbury / Zip Codes
Salisbury, NH has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 72°F while the average low temperature in the winter months is about 13°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with snowfall being heaviest during December and January. Salisbury's weather can vary drastically from day to day due to its location near the coast of New England, but typically remains mild compared to neighboring towns.

Salisbury, New Hampshire gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Salisbury averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Salisbury. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Salisbury gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 7
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Salisbury is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

8.9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Salisbury, 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 Salisbury with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. In Salisbury, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Salisbury are August, June and July.
In Salisbury, there are 5.3 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 Salisbury with an average of 7.4°. This is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
In Salisbury, there are 175.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
In Salisbury, there are 20.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Salisbury 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.
October is the wettest month in Salisbury with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Salisbury means that it is wetter than most places in New Hampshire.
June is the rainiest month in Salisbury with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 132.0 rainy days annually in Salisbury, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 72.7 inches in Salisbury means that it is snowier than most places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in Salisbury with 19.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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