Zip 05463 (Isle La Motte, VT) Climate

05463 Isle La Motte, VT experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid-70s Fahrenheit (21-23 Celsius). Winters are cold with temperatures averaging around 20 F (-6 C) and plenty of snowfall. Spring and fall bring milder weather with temperatures in the 40s to 50 F (4-9 C). The area experiences its highest rainfall in spring and autumn while winter is generally dryer.

Isle La Motte (zip 05463), Vermont gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Isle La Motte (zip 05463) averages 63 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 Isle La Motte (zip 05463). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Isle La Motte (zip 05463) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 9
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05463 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 05463 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 05463 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Vermont. In the 05463 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 05463 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 05463 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 05463 zip code with an average of 8.8°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05463 zip code, there are 145.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05463 zip code, there are 19.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05463 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 05463 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in the 05463 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05463 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 133.9 rainy days annually in the 05463 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 Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 62.8 inches in the 05463 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05463 zip code with 15.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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