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Bennington weather by month

What a typical year looks like in Bennington, New Hampshire: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Jaffrey Municipal Airport Silver Ranch, 23 km from Bennington; records cover 1997–2026.

Today’s Bennington forecast

The year at a glance

January: typical high 31.3°F, low 13.3°F, precipitation 3.04 in. February: typical high 34.1°F, low 14.4°F, precipitation 2.98 in. March: typical high 42.1°F, low 22.6°F, precipitation 3.87 in. April: typical high 55.1°F, low 33.4°F, precipitation 3.79 in. May: typical high 66.9°F, low 44.1°F, precipitation 3.64 in. June: typical high 75.3°F, low 53.9°F, precipitation 4.49 in. July: typical high 80.5°F, low 59.1°F, precipitation 4.01 in. August: typical high 78.8°F, low 57.4°F, precipitation 3.86 in. September: typical high 71°F, low 49.6°F, precipitation 4.33 in. October: typical high 58.6°F, low 38.9°F, precipitation 4.76 in. November: typical high 46.7°F, low 29.6°F, precipitation 3.51 in. December: typical high 36.4°F, low 20.3°F, precipitation 4.12 in.−30°−34°−10°−23°10°−12°30°−1°50°10°70°21°90°32°110°43°31°0°13°−10°Jan34°1°14°−10°Feb42°6°23°−5°Mar55°13°33°1°Apr67°19°44°7°May75°24°54°12°Jun81°27°59°15°Jul79°26°57°14°Aug71°22°50°10°Sep59°15°39°4°Oct47°8°30°−1°Nov36°2°20°−6°DecPrecipitation
Bars: typical low to high (official normals, 1991–2020) Record high Record low
Precipitation a year
46.4 in1179 mm
Snow a year
Rare
Last spring freeze
May 13
First fall freeze
Oct 6
Heating degree days
7,172
Cooling degree days
424

Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −7°−22° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).

Month by month

Bennington in January

Highs average 31°0° and lows 13°−10°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical January.

Record high
64°18° (2007)
Record low
−22°−30° (2009)
Heating degree days
1324
Cooling degree days
0

Bennington in February

Highs average 34°1° and lows 14°−10°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical February.

Record high
71°22° (2018)
Record low
−20°−29° (2003)
Heating degree days
1141
Cooling degree days
0

Bennington in March

Highs average 42°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical March.

Record high
84°29° (1998)
Record low
−11°−24° (2003)
Heating degree days
1012
Cooling degree days
0

Bennington in April

Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical April.

Record high
90°32° (2009)
Record low
4°−16° (2016)
Heating degree days
624
Cooling degree days
2

Bennington in May

Highs average 67°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical May.

Record high
92°33° (2010)
Record low
25°−4° (2008)
Heating degree days
310
Cooling degree days
15

Bennington in June

Highs average 75°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.

Record high
97°36° (2025)
Record low
35°2° (2001)
Heating degree days
87
Cooling degree days
75

Bennington in July

Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical July.

Record high
96°36° (2018)
Record low
43°6° (2001)
Heating degree days
16
Cooling degree days
165

Bennington in August

Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.

Record high
94°34° (2001)
Record low
39°4° (2007)
Heating degree days
32
Cooling degree days
128

Bennington in September

Highs average 71°22° and lows 50°10°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical September.

Record high
92°33° (2010)
Record low
26°−3° (2000)
Heating degree days
178
Cooling degree days
37

Bennington in OctoberThis month

Highs average 59°15° and lows 39°4°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical October.

Record high
85°29° (2023)
Record low
12°−11° (2020)
Heating degree days
506
Cooling degree days
2

Bennington in November

Highs average 47°8° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical November.

Record high
75°24° (2024)
Record low
−1°−18° (2018)
Heating degree days
806
Cooling degree days
0

Bennington in December

Highs average 36°2° and lows 20°−6°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical December.

Record high
68°20° (1998)
Record low
−16°−27° (2013)
Heating degree days
1136
Cooling degree days
0