Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in New Hampshire.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in New Hampshire. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 14 places in New Hampshire over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in New Hampshire.
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The 10 Cities With The Best Weather In New Hampshire For 2024
What city has the best weather in New Hampshire, with more than 10,000 people? The city with the best weather in New Hampshire is Dover with 49.9 sunny days and an average high of 57.9 degrees.
Read on below to see where your city ranked.
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The 10 Snowiest Cities In New Hampshire For 2024
Population: 30,534
Average Annual High: 57.9 degrees
Average Annual Low: 36.4 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 49.9 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 45.7 inches
Sunny Days: 285.5 days
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Population: 110,139
Average Annual High: 58.2 degrees
Average Annual Low: 37.0 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 58.9 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 42.1 inches
Sunny Days: 285.2 days
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Population: 87,110
Average Annual High: 59.1 degrees
Average Annual Low: 37.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 56.6 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 46.4 inches
Sunny Days: 282.6 days
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Population: 21,426
Average Annual High: 57.3 degrees
Average Annual Low: 37.5 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 54.7 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 48.8 inches
Sunny Days: 283.5 days
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Population: 11,778
Average Annual High: 57.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 36.3 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 51.2 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 47.5 inches
Sunny Days: 275.4 days
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Population: 13,535
Average Annual High: 56.1 degrees
Average Annual Low: 33.0 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 64.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 39.8 inches
Sunny Days: 287.9 days
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Population: 29,954
Average Annual High: 57.7 degrees
Average Annual Low: 36.2 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 53.8 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 49.9 inches
Sunny Days: 275.4 days
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Population: 23,403
Average Annual High: 57.3 degrees
Average Annual Low: 34.5 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 58.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 43.4 inches
Sunny Days: 282.8 days
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Population: 16,075
Average Annual High: 56.1 degrees
Average Annual Low: 35.3 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 57.8 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 44.8 inches
Sunny Days: 283.8 days
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Population: 42,537
Average Annual High: 57.4 degrees
Average Annual Low: 35.6 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 62.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 43.8 inches
Sunny Days: 279.8 days
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How We Determined The Cities In New Hampshire With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in New Hampshire, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Granite State get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in New Hampshire from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Dover, was anointed the city with the best weather in New Hampshire.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities:
- Manchester — 42.1 inches
- Nashua — 46.4 inches
- Concord — 43.8 inches
The cities with the best weather in New Hampshire are Dover, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, Somersworth, Lebanon, Rochester, Keene, Laconia, and Concord.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
If you’re curious, here are the places with the worst weather in New Hampshire:
- Durham
- Londonderry
- Derry
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Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In New Hampshire
| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover | 30,534 | 285.5 | 57.9 | 45.7 | 49.9 |
| 2 | Manchester | 110,139 | 285.2 | 58.2 | 42.1 | 58.9 |
| 3 | Nashua | 87,110 | 282.6 | 59.1 | 46.4 | 56.6 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 21,426 | 283.5 | 57.3 | 48.8 | 54.7 |
| 5 | Somersworth | 11,778 | 275.4 | 57.6 | 47.5 | 51.2 |
| 6 | Lebanon | 13,535 | 287.9 | 56.1 | 39.8 | 64.3 |
| 7 | Rochester | 29,954 | 275.4 | 57.7 | 49.9 | 53.8 |
| 8 | Keene | 23,403 | 282.8 | 57.3 | 43.4 | 58.0 |
| 9 | Laconia | 16,075 | 283.8 | 56.1 | 44.8 | 57.8 |
| 10 | Concord | 42,537 | 279.8 | 57.4 | 43.8 | 62.0 |
| 11 | Claremont | 13,076 | 284.6 | 56.2 | 42.8 | 65.4 |
| 12 | Derry | 22,363 | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| 13 | Londonderry | 10,729 | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| 14 | Durham | 10,640 | nan | nan | nan | nan |