Zip 05455 (Fairfield, VT) Climate

The climate in 05455 Fairfield, VT is a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures during the winter months range from an average low of 9°F to an average high of 29°F. During the summer, temperatures range from an average low of 55°F to an average high of 82°F. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual total of around 40 inches. The area gets less snowfall than many other parts of Vermont, with only about 50 inches per year on average.

Fairfield (zip 05455), Vermont gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairfield (zip 05455) averages 88 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Fairfield (zip 05455). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairfield (zip 05455) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 88 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05455 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 05455 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fairfield, 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 05455 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Vermont. In the 05455 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 05455 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 05455 zip code, there are 2.4 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 05455 zip code with an average of 4.5°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.

In the 05455 zip code, there are 165.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05455 zip code, there are 29.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05455 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 05455 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in the 05455 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.

December is the rainiest month in the 05455 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 148.6 rainy days annually in the 05455 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 25% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 88.0 inches in the 05455 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. December is the snowiest month in the 05455 zip code with 20.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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