Zip 05075 (Thetford Center, VT) Climate

The climate in 05075 Thetford Center, VT is a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average summer temperatures range from the low to mid 70s during the day and fall into the low 50s at night. Winters are typically quite cold with temperatures ranging from around 20 degrees during the day to single digits below zero at night. Snowfall amounts can be significant, with annual averages of over 50 inches of snowfall in this part of Vermont. Precipitation levels remain moderate throughout the year, averaging slightly over 40 inches annually.

Thetford Center (zip 05075), Vermont gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Thetford Center (zip 05075) averages 66 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Thetford Center (zip 05075). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thetford Center (zip 05075) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 7
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05075 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05075 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Thetford Center, Vermont	United States
	38.8 in.	38.1 in.
	65.6 in.	27.8 in.
	135.3 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	81.2°	85.8°
	7.2°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	656 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 05075 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05075 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 05075 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 05075 zip code, there are 6.3 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 05075 zip code with an average of 7.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

In the 05075 zip code, there are 168.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05075 zip code, there are 24.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05075 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.

October is the wettest month in the 05075 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in the 05075 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05075 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 135.3 rainy days annually in the 05075 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 65.6 inches in the 05075 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05075 zip code with 17.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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