Zip 05101 (Bellows Falls, VT) Climate

The climate in 05101 Bellows Falls, VT is classified as humid continental, with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid-60s to low 80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can drop into single digits and below zero. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with snowfall ranging from 45 to 50 inches per year. The area also experiences warm and dry Chinook winds during the winter months that can bring brief thaws and raise temperatures dramatically in a short period of time.

Bellows Falls (zip 05101), Vermont gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bellows Falls (zip 05101) averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Bellows Falls (zip 05101). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bellows Falls (zip 05101) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 8
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05101 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Vermont.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05101 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bellows Falls, 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 05101 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05101 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 05101 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 05101 zip code, there are 6.1 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 05101 zip code with an average of 8.0°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05101 zip code, there are 168.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05101 zip code, there are 18.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05101 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 05101 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in the 05101 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05101 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 129.7 rainy days annually in the 05101 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 55.5 inches in the 05101 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05101 zip code with 16.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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