Zip 05081 (Wells River, VT) Climate

Wells River, VT (zip code 05081) has a moderate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with occasional humidity and thunderstorms. Winters can be cold, bringing snowfall and freezing temperatures. Spring is mild with blooming flowers and trees beginning to bud. Fall brings bright colored leaves and crisp temperatures. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging around 42 inches annually.

Wells River (zip 05081), Vermont gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wells River (zip 05081) averages 68 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 Wells River (zip 05081). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wells River (zip 05081) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05081 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 05081 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wells River, Vermont	United States
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	78.0°	85.8°
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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 05081 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In the 05081 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 05081 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 05081 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 05081 zip code with an average of 3.6°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.

In the 05081 zip code, there are 179.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.

In the 05081 zip code, there are 31.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05081 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 05081 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 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.3 inches in the 05081 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.

June is the rainiest month in the 05081 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 141.5 rainy days annually in the 05081 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 68.0 inches in the 05081 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05081 zip code with 17.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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