Zip 05152 (Peru, VT) Climate

The climate in Peru, VT (05152) is typical of the Northeastern United States. The summer months are generally hot and humid, while the winter months are cold with occasional snowfall. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, but it is heaviest during the late spring and summer months. Winters tend to be milder than other parts of New England. The area can experience strong winds during certain storms or during late fall and early winter months due to its location in the Green Mountains.

Peru (zip 05152), Vermont gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Peru (zip 05152) averages 105 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Peru (zip 05152). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Peru (zip 05152) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 9
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 105 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05152 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 05152 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Peru, Vermont	United States
	50.9 in.	38.1 in.
	105.0 in.	27.8 in.
	159.4 days	106.2 days
	181 days	205 days
	79.0°	85.8°
	8.8°	21.7°
	6	7
	3.4	4.3
	1578 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 the 05152 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In the 05152 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 05152 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 05152 zip code, 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 05152 zip code with an average of 8.8°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05152 zip code, there are 170.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05152 zip code, there are 15.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05152 zip code 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.

October is the wettest month in the 05152 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in the 05152 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05152 zip code with 14.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 159.4 rainy days annually in the 05152 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer 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 105.0 inches in the 05152 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05152 zip code with 26.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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