North Stratford, New Hampshire climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
North Stratford's normal year runs from 2°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 40.6 inches of precipitation and 79 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.3°C, January lows of −17°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,031 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNorth Stratford
- Station IDUSC00276234
- Location44.68°N 71.59°W
- Elevation950 ft (290 m)
On October 23, the normal high in North Stratford is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 48%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for North Stratford.
- Jan 25° 2°
- Feb 28° 2°
- Mar 37° 14°
- Apr 52° 29°
- May 66° 40°
- Jun 74° 50°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 77° 53°
- Sep 70° 45°
- Oct 56° 34°
- Nov 42° 24°
- Dec 31° 12°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at North Stratford each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 2°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.54 in), the least in February (2.24 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°F | 2°F | 13.5°F | 2.55 | 16.9 | 16 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 28°F | 2°F | 15.2°F | 2.24 | 19.9 | 14 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 37°F | 14°F | 25.6°F | 2.42 | 13.9 | 13 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 29°F | 40.1°F | 3.02 | 5.3 | 14 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 53.0°F | 3.70 | 0.1 | 15 | <1 | 7 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 74°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 4.39 | 0.0 | 16 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 55°F | 66.9°F | 4.54 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 53°F | 65.1°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 70°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | 3.60 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 56°F | 34°F | 45.1°F | 4.21 | 0.4 | 15 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 42°F | 24°F | 33.4°F | 2.92 | 5.2 | 15 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 31°F | 12°F | 21.7°F | 3.04 | 17.4 | 19 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 30°F | 41.6°F | 40.61 | 79.1 | 177 | 2 | 186 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −17°C | −10.3°C | 65 mm | 43 cm |
| February | −2°C | −16°C | −9.3°C | 57 mm | 51 cm |
| March | 3°C | −10°C | −3.6°C | 61 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 11°C | −2°C | 4.5°C | 77 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 19°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 1°C | 7.3°C | 107 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6°C | −4°C | 0.8°C | 74 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −1°C | −11°C | −5.7°C | 77 mm | 44 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00276234; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at North Stratford?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (12).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00276234.
When is the last frost at North Stratford?
In North Stratford, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 19 in half of years and after June 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 15 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 191 year in 10 after June 2; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 15; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 131 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 156 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Stratford in zone 4a in ZIP code 03590, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Hampshire · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00276234; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at North Stratford?
In a normal year in North Stratford, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 186 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 177 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 186a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 74high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 177a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 27a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1968) is 95°F, on June 21, 1995; the lowest is −40°F, on January 2, 2018.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 54.93 in; the snowiest season is 1981–82, with 130.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00276234; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00276234. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at North Stratford?
Over a year 66% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at North Stratford, 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (73%) and December the cloudiest (54%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.4 |
| February | 62% | 2.3 |
| March | 65% | 3.5 |
| April | 64% | 4.4 |
| May | 64% | 5.1 |
| June | 67% | 5.5 |
| July | 71% | 5.6 |
| August | 73% | 5.0 |
| September | 73% | 4.0 |
| October | 62% | 2.4 |
| November | 59% | 1.6 |
| December | 54% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does North Stratford record?
A normal year at North Stratford brings 8,735 heating degree days, 63% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 259 cooling degree days, 72% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,851 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,595 | 0 |
| February | 1,394 | 0 |
| March | 1,220 | 0 |
| April | 748 | 1 |
| May | 382 | 10 |
| June | 130 | 49 |
| July | 42 | 102 |
| August | 69 | 73 |
| September | 247 | 23 |
| October | 618 | 1 |
| November | 948 | 0 |
| December | 1,344 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,735 | 259 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00276234. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does North Stratford's climate compare?
North Stratford is warmer than 2 of the 28 places with their own NOAA record in New Hampshire, and wetter than 6. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.6°F is warmer than 9%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, North Stratford is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near North Stratford share this climate record?
Groveton has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Groveton, NH871 people · 6 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about North Stratford's climate
What is the coldest month at North Stratford?
January, with a normal high of 25°F and a normal low of 2°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow at North Stratford?
Yes: 79 inches in a normal year, falling on 56 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (19.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at North Stratford?
July, with 4.54 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.24 in.
What plant hardiness zone is North Stratford in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts North Stratford in zone 4a in ZIP code 03590, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −27°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at North Stratford?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 19; in one year in ten it comes after June 2. Waiting until June 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New Hampshire climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Colebrook, NH12 miles from this station, 39.7°F a year
- Lancaster, NH13 miles from this station, 41.9°F a year
- East Haven, VT16 miles from this station, 39.6°F a year
- York Pond, NH17 miles from this station, 40.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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