Climate in Bennington Metro Area, Vermont

Bennington Metro Area, Vermont gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bennington Metro Area averages 79 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Bennington Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bennington Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 10
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Bennington metro area is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

July is the hottest month for the Bennington metro area with an average high temperature of 79.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In the Bennington metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Bennington metro area are August, July and June.

In the Bennington metro area, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Vermont.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bennington metro area with an average of 10.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the Bennington metro area, there are 162.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the Bennington metro area, there are 14.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

Humidity in the Bennington metro area 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 August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the Bennington metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 47.7 inches in the Bennington metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the Bennington metro area with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 146.1 rainy days annually in the Bennington metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer 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 79.4 inches in the Bennington metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the Bennington metro area with 20.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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