Zip 05051 (Newbury, VT) Climate

Newbury, VT (zip code 05051) experiences all four seasons of the year. Summers are warm and sunny with temperatures usually reaching into the low 80s. Winters are snowy with temperatures averaging around 21 °F in January but can get as cold as -10 °F. Spring and fall bring pleasant temperatures ranging from the mid-30s to the low 60s. Newbury receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation per year, including 76 inches of snowfall.

Newbury (zip 05051), Vermont gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Newbury (zip 05051) averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Newbury (zip 05051). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Newbury (zip 05051) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05051 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05051 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Newbury, Vermont	United States
	39.2 in.	38.1 in.
	71.1 in.	27.8 in.
	142.8 days	106.2 days
	182 days	205 days
	80.5°	85.8°
	3.2°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	5.1	4.3
	628 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 05051 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05051 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 05051 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 05051 zip code, there are 4.6 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 05051 zip code with an average of 3.2°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.

In the 05051 zip code, there are 182.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.

In the 05051 zip code, there are 35.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05051 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.

July is the wettest month in the 05051 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the 05051 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.

June is the rainiest month in the 05051 zip code with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 142.8 rainy days annually in the 05051 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 71.1 inches in the 05051 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. December is the snowiest month in the 05051 zip code with 18.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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