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New Hampshire weather by city

VSWeather covers 26 cities and towns in New Hampshire, from Manchester (population 115,415) down to Suncook (population 5,075). Sunshine runs close to the national norm, with 200 sunny days a year in the typical covered city against a median of 205 across the country. Winters are bitterly cold and summers mild: the typical city averages 23 °F in January and 71 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 128 days a year in the typical city, close to the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 15 °F in Berlin to 24 °F in Hampton. July averages run from 65 °F in Berlin to 73 °F in Nashua.

The sharpest climate contrast among New Hampshire's bigger cities is Nashua against Berlin: Nashua reaches 90 °F on 24 days a year against 1 in Berlin, and Nashua logs 201 sunny days a year to Berlin's 141.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

New Hampshire climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Portsmouth 202 sunny days
  2. 2Hampton 202 sunny days
  3. 3Derry 202 sunny days
  4. 4Exeter 202 sunny days
  5. 5Newmarket 202 sunny days
  6. 6Londonderry 202 sunny days
  7. 7Nashua 201 sunny days
  8. 8Hudson 201 sunny days
  9. 9Dover 200 sunny days
  10. 10Rochester 200 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Berlin 93 in of snow
  2. 2Claremont 73 in of snow
  3. 3Franklin 70 in of snow
  4. 4Derry 68 in of snow
  5. 5Concord 67 in of snow
  6. 6Newport 67 in of snow
  7. 7Suncook 66 in of snow
  8. 8Lebanon 64 in of snow
  9. 9Hudson 63 in of snow
  10. 10Laconia 63 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Berlin 171 wet days a year
  2. 2Lebanon 141 wet days a year
  3. 3Hanover 141 wet days a year
  4. 4Claremont 135 wet days a year
  5. 5Franklin 135 wet days a year
  6. 6Laconia 132 wet days a year
  7. 7Milford 131 wet days a year
  8. 8Keene 131 wet days a year
  9. 9Newport 131 wet days a year
  10. 10Concord 128 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Londonderry 49 °F average
  2. 2Nashua 49 °F average
  3. 3Manchester 48 °F average
  4. 4Hudson 48 °F average
  5. 5Derry 48 °F average
  6. 6South Hooksett 48 °F average
  7. 7Hooksett 48 °F average
  8. 8Hanover 48 °F average
  9. 9Rochester 48 °F average
  10. 10Portsmouth 48 °F average

Popular New Hampshire comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered New Hampshire cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how New Hampshire cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).