What kind of weather does New Hampshire have in late March, early April?

Question

I will be visiting for two weeks around the Manchester area and I am from hot and sunny FLORIDA.

Answer 1

I live in NH and the answer is unpredictable weather. Some days it could be 40 degrees and the next it could be snowing. You won't be needing shorts and tank tops that's for sure. Pants , long sleeves a water proof shoe or boot, Sweaters or fleece clothing. Bring clothes you can layer. You are from a warm climate and you will think it is freezing here but 40 degrees to us is warm after the cold snaps we have been having. Of course you'll need a coat but many people wear fleece or leather and layer long sleeves under it. Just don't expect to go swimming. Spring skiing is great that time of year

Answer 2

I live in New Hampshire around the Lakes Region, about an hour away from Manchester.

It will still be cold in late March, early April. If it's not cold enough for it to snow it'll likely be raining a lot. The state tends to get a bit of flooding during this time of year. It's chilly, wet, and muddy - not too fun. But that's what the weather is USUALLY like. This year was just insane weather-wise in New Hampshire. We usually start getting snow by late October. We literally just got our first snowstorm of the year on Valentine's Day (we got a couple of feet). Christmas Eve we had no snow at all, though, and it was nearly 60 degrees outside! It was ridiculous. This has been the warmest winter on record for the state.

Who knows, by the time you get up here we could be back to the strange, warm weather.

Anyway, hope I could help a bit!
Feel free to email me if you want to get another update on the weather in the state before you come.

Answer 3

I'm not sure about this, but you can look up the weather on www.weatherchannel.com. They've got annual averages, weather forecasts, records, everything. I hope you have a good time! I'm going to Florida in a month from California. It'll be my first time and I'm so excited! And I just got Nickelback tickets for Ft. Lauderdale yesterday! Woo Hoo!

Answer 4

Usually it will be balmy in the high thirties, low forties. There is the occasional snowstorm well into April (we had an April1 blizzard a few years back).
You will want fleece and good outerwear, hat and gloves, since you will be unaccustomed to the weather. Hey, winter gear will be cheap on the clearance racks by then. There's an LLBean outlet in Nashua that you can get good outerwear in.

Answer 5

Actually the weather may be quite springlike. But it can also be still wintery. Prepare for either. What you won't experience in Manchester which you might in Boston is a warm spring day being ruined by bone chilling icy winds coming off of the ocean.

Answer 6

You'll want to bundle up then. NH can still get snow in March and April. Usually it melts away w/in a day or 2 by then though. Temps can range from upper 30s to mid 50s by April.

Answer 7

It is difficult to say, because by then it may be nice spring like weather, with temperatures in the 60s or even more. However, because it is still right around the time when the seasons change, you run the risk of stil having winter like temperatures and weather. You'd have to look for specifics closer to your travel dates.

Answer 8

Go to weatherchannel.com and see if they have info on the weather during that time of year.I don't think it would be any hotter than mid 70's, but as we say in New England, "Wait a minute and it will change".

Answer 9

You should consult The Old Farmer's Almanac for recorded historical annual weather data of places throughout the U.S. Also, you can try checking on The Weather Channel's weather.com .

The Old Farmer's Almanac: http://www.almanac.com/weathercenter/

The Weather Channel (online):
http://www.weather.com/

Answer 10

Pack your coat and waterproof footwear. New Hampshire at that time of the year may well be snowy, or it could be slushy, especially in the city.

Enjoy! I was born and raised in NH and still love my Granite State dearly.