Zip 03457 (Nelson, NH) Climate

03457 Nelson, NH has a humid continental climate. This means that summers are usually warm and humid, while winters can be cold and snowy. Sumer months can experience temperature averages up to 70°F during the day, while nighttime temperatures can dip to 50°F. Winters can bring heavy snowfall totals of about 35 inches per year, with average high temperatures of just 32°F in January and February. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with around 40 inches per year on average.

Nelson (zip 03457), New Hampshire gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nelson (zip 03457) 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 Nelson (zip 03457). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nelson (zip 03457) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
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 03457 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 03457 zip code, while January and February 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 03457 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. In the 03457 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 03457 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 03457 zip code, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Hampshire.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 03457 zip code with an average of 12.2°. This is warmer than most places in New Hampshire.

In the 03457 zip code, there are 151.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Hampshire.

In the 03457 zip code, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Hampshire.

Humidity in the 03457 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 03457 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in the 03457 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New Hampshire.

May is the rainiest month in the 03457 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 134.6 rainy days annually in the 03457 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 69.0 inches in the 03457 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in the 03457 zip code with 18.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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