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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Orange County / Williamstown / Zip Codes
Williamstown, VT has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average daily high temperature in the summer is around 76°F (24°C) while the average daily low is around 56°F (13°C). In the winter, the average daily high temperature is around 28°F (-2°C) and the average daily low is around 10°F (-12°C). Precipitation levels throughout the year are quite moderate, with an annual average of 43 inches (109 cm).

Williamstown, Vermont gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Williamstown averages 84 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 Williamstown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Williamstown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 5
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 84 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Williamstown is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Williamstown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWilliamstown, VermontUnited States
  40.6 in.38.1 in.
  84.2 in.27.8 in.
  136.4 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  78.9°85.8°
  5.0°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  883 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 Williamstown with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In Williamstown, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Williamstown are August, July and June.
In Williamstown, there are 3.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Williamstown with an average of 5.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Williamstown, there are 181.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Williamstown, there are 30.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Williamstown 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 Williamstown with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 40.6 inches in Williamstown means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Williamstown with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 136.4 rainy days annually in Williamstown, which is less rainy than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 84.2 inches in Williamstown means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Williamstown with 20.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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