Zip 03581 (Gorham, NH) Climate

The climate in 03581 Gorham, NH is characterized by warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The average temperature in the summer months is usually around 65°F while the winter months are much cooler with an average of 19°F. July is the hottest month with temperatures reaching up to 79°F while January is the coldest month with temperatures dipping down to -15°F. In addition to temperature extremes, Gorham, NH also experiences severe weather events such as heavy snowfall and thunderstorms throughout the year. Rainfall averages around 40 inches annually while snowfall averages around 89 inches each year.

Gorham (zip 03581), New Hampshire gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gorham (zip 03581) averages 79 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 Gorham (zip 03581). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gorham (zip 03581) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 03581 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Hampshire.

8.8 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 03581 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gorham, New Hampshire	United States
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	78.4°	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 03581 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Hampshire. In the 03581 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 03581 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 03581 zip code, there are 2.0 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 03581 zip code with an average of 2.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.

In the 03581 zip code, there are 188.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.

In the 03581 zip code, there are 36.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Hampshire.

Humidity in the 03581 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.

August is the wettest month in the 03581 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in the 03581 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New Hampshire.

December is the rainiest month in the 03581 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 139.6 rainy days annually in the 03581 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 79.4 inches in the 03581 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Hampshire. December is the snowiest month in the 03581 zip code with 18.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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