Zip 05201 (Bennington, VT) Climate

The climate in 05201 Bennington, VT is generally mild and temperate. The area experiences four distinct seasons with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature during the summer months ranges from the low 70s to the high 80s while during the winter temperatures range from highs in the mid 30s to lows in the teens. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year with an average of 7 inches of snow annually. On average, Bennington experiences about 200 sunny days a year with sunshine levels above 50% most of the year.

Bennington (zip 05201), Vermont gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bennington (zip 05201) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Bennington (zip 05201). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bennington (zip 05201) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05201 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05201 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bennington, Vermont	United States
	44.0 in.	38.1 in.
	64.7 in.	27.8 in.
	137.5 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	79.4°	85.8°
	12.0°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.4	4.3
	705 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 05201 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In the 05201 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 05201 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 05201 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Vermont.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 05201 zip code with an average of 12.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05201 zip code, there are 154.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05201 zip code, there are 10.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05201 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 August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 05201 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 44.0 inches in the 05201 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05201 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 137.5 rainy days annually in the 05201 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 64.7 inches in the 05201 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05201 zip code with 17.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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D · Bennington, VT

Bennington, Corrupt cops? We got em!

Over 5 years ago

Bennington VT is a terrible place to visit or live. The cops here are part of the drug problem and taking money to not arrest the drug dealers. This entire towns justice More

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