Zip 05142 (Cavendish, VT) Climate

Cavendish, Vermont has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average high temperature in summer is around 83°F (28°C), while the average low temperature in winter is around 11°F (-12°C). There is an average of 47 inches of precipitation each year, including an average of 81 inches of snow. The area experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures that can vary drastically from season to season.

Cavendish (zip 05142), Vermont gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cavendish (zip 05142) averages 78 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 Cavendish (zip 05142). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cavendish (zip 05142) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05142 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05142 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cavendish, Vermont	United States
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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 05142 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05142 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 05142 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 05142 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Vermont.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 05142 zip code with an average of 7.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

In the 05142 zip code, there are 177.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.

In the 05142 zip code, there are 20.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05142 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.

October is the wettest month in the 05142 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in the 05142 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Vermont.

June is the rainiest month in the 05142 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 145.5 rainy days annually in the 05142 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. 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 77.8 inches in the 05142 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05142 zip code with 19.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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