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Weather at Mount Washington

Weather at Mount Washington: a six-day forecast for three elevations of the mountain. Temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover from MET Norway. Updated several times a day.

What the weather at Mount Washington is usually like

The ski area runs from 1,083 to 1,588 m above sea level - a 505 m vertical. In December the daytime average is 0 °C at the base and -3 °C at the summit. Plan for that 3 °C gap: what feels right at the base will be cold up top.

Average daytime highs at the summit stay below freezing from November through March.

The season usually runs from 5 December to 4 April.

By March the base is around 3 °C while the summit still holds 0 °C: on days like that, start early and stay high. Based on monthly averages and the resort elevations. For the coming days, see the forecast above.

Average monthly temperature in Mount Washington

0 °C
-1-5
-1-7
1-5
4-3
101
144
188
199
135
81
2-4
-2-6
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average daytime highAverage night-time lowData by Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis) for the mid station; top and base are derived with the standard lapse rate of 0.65 °C per 100 m, exactly as the source itself does. Averaged over 2015 - 2024.
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