Moretown, VT Climate


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Moretown, VT has a humid continental climate characterized by warm and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, and moderate springs and autumns. The area experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from an average low of 21°F in the winter to an average high of 77°F in the summer. Rainfall occurs throughout the year with greater amounts in spring and summer months. Snowfall is common in winter months with up to 36 inches of snow falling annually. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms and strong winds in some seasons.

Moretown, Vermont gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Moretown averages 90 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 Moretown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moretown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 90 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Moretown is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Moretown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Moretown with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Moretown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Moretown are August, June and July.
In Moretown, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Moretown with an average of 5.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Moretown, there are 175.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Moretown, there are 27.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
Humidity in Moretown 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 Moretown with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Moretown means that it is wetter than most places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Moretown with 14.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 148.6 rainy days annually in Moretown, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 25% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 89.5 inches in Moretown means that it is snowier than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Moretown with 21.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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