Pinkham Notch, NH Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pinkham Notch's primary NOAA station, PINKHAM NOTCH.
The climate verdict for Pinkham Notch
Water is the standout signal in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire: 66.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 41°F. At 24/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 0% of scores.
- 41°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 24/100
- comfort score, above 0% of station-mapped location scores
- 66.8"
- annual precipitation · 136" snow
- 136 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Pinkham Notch: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00276818 · Pinkham Notch, NH 41°F mean · 66.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 41°F
- RANK-COOL #480
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yellowstone Par…
- PRCP-WET 66.8"
- SWING-WIDE 48°F
- COMF-LOW 24/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,902 HDD
- STN-1 USC00276818
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Yellowstone Park Mammoth, WY (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NH station list.
- Pinkham Notch (this station) 41°F
- Hot Indian Lake, NY 41°F
- Near Yellowstone Par…, WY 41°F
- Near Highmarket, NY 41°F
- Near Munising, MI 41°F
Climate Living Index · Pinkham Notch
Pinkham Notch: 10/100 · grade F
Pinkham Notch publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pinkham Notch, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 24/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 185 calendar days | 22/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 136 days/year | 16/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 40.8°F · 26.7° from 67.5°F | 6/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 66.8 in · 31.8 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 135.8 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Pinkham Notch · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pinkham Notch is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 16.1°F and warmest-month mean 64.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 64.0°F
- Coldest month
- 16.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Pinkham Notch sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pinkham Notch's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 93%
- Among 6,861 stations, Pinkham Notch sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 3% wettest
- Pinkham Notch's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 72%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Pinkham Notch is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pinkham Notch compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pinkham Notch's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
24 0th percentile score exceeds 0% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). This entry sits in this band.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Above this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Pinkham Notch's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 77 complete annual observations from 1931 to 2025, PINKHAM NOTCH warmed at a fitted rate of 0.21°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Pinkham Notch primary station fitted change +0.21 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F (-3°C) | 6°F (-14°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 5.3" | 28.5" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 28°F (-2°C) | 7°F (-14°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 4.3" | 27.6" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 36°F (2°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 4.9" | 26.4" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 49°F (9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 5.8" | 9.4" | 22.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 62°F (17°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 5.5" | 0.6" | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 70°F (21°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 5.9" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| July | 75°F (24°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| August | 74°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 5.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| September | 68°F (20°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| October | 54°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 7.8" | 1.7" | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 42°F (5°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 5.8" | 12.7" | 23.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 32°F (0°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 6.0" | 28.9" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 75°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 185 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 5°F near January 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 26, then returns to freezing around October 25, covering 185 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is December 14, when 51% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 3 at 37%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 165 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pinkham Notch.
Where Pinkham Notch Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 67 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 185 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Pinkham Notch earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 28.5"
14.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 27.6"
12.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 26.4"
13.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.4"
13.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
14.8 days with precipitation
14.3 days with precipitation
14.1 days with precipitation
13.1 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
14.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.7"
13.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 28.9"
16.0 days with precipitation
Pinkham Notch spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Pinkham Notch has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 47.9°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 7.8" and February 4.3". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Pinkham Notch, it arrives in quantity
66.8" of precipitation falls across only about 165 wet days here, averaging 0.40 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 165 a year, 45% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.40 inches
- Most wet days
- December, about 16
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 12
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Pinkham Notch
Pinkham Notch averages 135.8 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 53 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 135.8 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 53 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 20% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 1
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 18
50% probability date
Growing Season
136 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,902
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
124
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NH closest to Pinkham Notch on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (41°F here).
- Morrisville, VT 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Steamboat Springs, CO 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Underwood, ND 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Gordon, WI 41°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (66.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lafayette, LA 66.8" · 0.0" off
- Biloxi, MS 66.8" · 0.0" off
- Picayune, MS 66.7" · 0.1" off
- Galliano, LA 66.7" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Pinkham Notch
heating led · wet · mid swing
Pinkham Notch's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,902 annual heating degree days against 124 for cooling. Its 47.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 136 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Pinkham Notch coldest normal
January
Averaging 16°F (-9°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Pinkham Notch typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Pinkham Notch snow peak
December
Pinkham Notch averages 135.8 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Pinkham Notch's primary station: PINKHAM NOTCH (USC00276818). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Pinkham Notch; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Pinkham Notch comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.