Zip 03768 (Lyme, NH) Climate

The climate in 03768 Lyme, NH is a temperate one. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 80s, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures typically staying in the 20s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, mainly as rain or snow, although thunderstorms do occur during the warmer months. The area experiences four distinct seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Spring is mild and pleasant with temperatures ranging between 45-60°F; summers are hot and humid; fall brings cool breezes with lows in the 30s; and winter brings cold temperatures with snowfall varying from year to year.

Lyme (zip 03768), New Hampshire gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lyme (zip 03768) averages 67 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Lyme (zip 03768). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lyme (zip 03768) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 03768 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 03768 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 03768 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New Hampshire. In the 03768 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 03768 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 03768 zip code, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 03768 zip code with an average of 7.2°. This is colder than most places in New Hampshire.

In the 03768 zip code, there are 168.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.

In the 03768 zip code, there are 24.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.

Humidity in the 03768 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.

July is the wettest month in the 03768 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.2 inches in the 03768 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in New Hampshire.

June is the rainiest month in the 03768 zip code with 14.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 140.7 rainy days annually in the 03768 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 67.4 inches in the 03768 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New Hampshire. December is the snowiest month in the 03768 zip code with 17.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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