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United States / New Hampshire / No Metro Area / Carroll County / Sandwich / Zip Codes
Sandwich, New Hampshire is located in the heart of the White Mountains, making it a great destination for outdoor activities and picturesque scenery. The climate in Sandwich is typically characterized by long, cold winters with significant snowfall and short summers that are warm but not oppressively hot. Summers in Sandwich are usually mild and pleasant, while winters can bring extreme cold temperatures and heavy snowfall. Rainfall is fairly typical throughout the year with an average of 40 inches per year.

Sandwich, New Hampshire gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sandwich averages 74 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 Sandwich. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sandwich gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 6
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sandwich is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

8.8 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Sandwich, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSandwich, New HampshireUnited States
  47.4 in.38.1 in.
  73.6 in.27.8 in.
  133.8 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  79.6°85.8°
  6.1°21.7°
  6.27
  2.84.3
  791 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 Sandwich with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. In Sandwich, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sandwich are August, July and June.
In Sandwich, there are 3.5 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 Sandwich with an average of 6.1°. This is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
In Sandwich, there are 187.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.
In Sandwich, there are 23.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Sandwich 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 Sandwich with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Sandwich means that it is wetter than most places in New Hampshire.
June is the rainiest month in Sandwich with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 133.8 rainy days annually in Sandwich, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 73.6 inches in Sandwich means that it is snowier than most places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in Sandwich with 19.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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