Zip 03222 (Bristol, NH) Climate

Bristol, NH has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 81°F (27°C), while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 10°F (-12°C). Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 44 inches of rain and 38 inches of snow annually. Bristol tends to be windy, especially in the fall and winter months. Despite its colder temperatures, Bristol experiences plenty of sunshine in the summer months, with an average of 214 sunny days each year.

Bristol (zip 03222), New Hampshire gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bristol (zip 03222) averages 76 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 Bristol (zip 03222). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bristol (zip 03222) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 5
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 03222 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

8.9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 03222 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bristol, New Hampshire	United States
	46.0 in.	38.1 in.
	75.9 in.	27.8 in.
	134.9 days	106.2 days
	199 days	205 days
	80.1°	85.8°
	5.4°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.1	4.3
	766 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 03222 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. In the 03222 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 03222 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 03222 zip code, there are 4.6 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 03222 zip code with an average of 5.4°. This is colder than most places in New Hampshire.

In the 03222 zip code, there are 185.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.

In the 03222 zip code, there are 26.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.

Humidity in the 03222 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 03222 zip code with 4.7 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 46.0 inches in the 03222 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.

June is the rainiest month in the 03222 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 134.9 rainy days annually in the 03222 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 75.9 inches in the 03222 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in the 03222 zip code with 20.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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