Zip 03602 (Alstead, NH) Climate

03602 Alstead, NH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons and moderate precipitation. Summers are generally warm and humid while winters are cold and snowy. Spring is usually mild with temperatures warming up gradually as the season progresses. The average high temperature during summer months is around 80°F with lows rarely dropping below 40°F. Winters can be very cold with temperatures typically ranging between 10-30°F and snowfall averaging around 50 inches per year. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, however the heaviest rainfall tends to come in late spring to early summer months when thunderstorms can be common.

Alstead (zip 03602), New Hampshire gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alstead (zip 03602) averages 69 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 Alstead (zip 03602). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alstead (zip 03602) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 10
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 03602 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 03602 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Alstead, New Hampshire	United States
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	79.9°	85.8°
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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 the 03602 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. In the 03602 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 03602 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 03602 zip code, there are 2.5 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 the 03602 zip code with an average of 10.1°. This is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.

In the 03602 zip code, there are 163.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.

In the 03602 zip code, there are 12.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.

Humidity in the 03602 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 July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 03602 zip code 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 46.8 inches in the 03602 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New Hampshire.

May is the rainiest month in the 03602 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 137.5 rainy days annually in the 03602 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Summer 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 69.1 inches in the 03602 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in the 03602 zip code with 17.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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