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Holiday weather history: Mount Washington, NH

What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Mount Washington weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.

Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 37°F, low 21°F; rain or snow in 55% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 0%.

🎃 Halloween weather in Mount Washington (Oct 31)

37°F / 21°Ftypical high / low

55%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

32%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

32%had measurable snowfall

0%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Halloween: 52°F (2019). Coldest high: 17°F (2023); coldest low 7°F (2010). Wettest: 3.27 in (2021); snowiest: 2.6 in (2010). The median Halloween high was 33°F in 1995–2009 and 37°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	10-31	41°F	20°F	2.09 in	1.6 in
2024	10-31	48°F	43°F	0.00 in	0
2023	10-31	17°F	8°F	0.00 in	0
2022	10-31	49°F	39°F	0.00 in	0
2021	10-31	41°F	32°F	3.27 in	0
2020	10-31	22°F	9°F	0.00 in	0
2019	10-31	52°F	39°F	1.09 in	0
2018	10-31	37°F	25°F	0.30 in	0
2017	10-31	23°F	18°F	0.04 in	0.5 in
2016	10-31	33°F	15°F	0.05 in	0.6 in

🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Mount Washington (4th Thursday of Nov)

24°F / 11°Ftypical high / low

55%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

26%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

48%had measurable snowfall

83%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

0%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Thanksgiving: 43°F (2004). Coldest high: -13°F (2018); coldest low -26°F (2018). Wettest: 1.88 in (1998); snowiest: 12.1 in (2024). The median Thanksgiving high was 23°F in 1995–2009 and 26°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	11-27	–	10°F	0.17 in	1.2 in
2024	11-28	22°F	14°F	1.73 in	12.1 in
2023	11-23	25°F	15°F	0.03 in	0.4 in
2022	11-24	24°F	13°F	0.00 in	0
2021	11-25	39°F	27°F	0.00 in	0
2020	11-26	38°F	30°F	0.36 in	0
2019	11-28	26°F	8°F	0.70 in	6.4 in
2018	11-22	-13°F	-26°F	0.00 in	0
2017	11-23	15°F	5°F	0.01 in	0.4 in
2016	11-24	28°F	16°F	0.19 in	2.5 in

🎄 Christmas Day weather in Mount Washington (Dec 25)

20°F / 6°Ftypical high / low

58%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

26%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

58%had measurable snowfall

97%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

0%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Christmas Day: 44°F (2014). Coldest high: -3°F (2022); coldest low -28°F (2000). Wettest: 1.39 in (2020); snowiest: 9.0 in (2017). The median Christmas Day high was 17°F in 1995–2009 and 21°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	12-25	12°F	-14°F	0.68 in	5.3 in
2024	12-25	27°F	7°F	0.00 in	0
2023	12-25	29°F	25°F	0.00 in	0
2022	12-25	-3°F	-10°F	0.04 in	0.3 in
2021	12-25	30°F	18°F	0.26 in	1.3 in
2020	12-25	42°F	21°F	1.39 in	0.5 in
2019	12-25	22°F	17°F	0.00 in	0
2018	12-25	3°F	-3°F	0.00 in	0
2017	12-25	14°F	-3°F	0.69 in	9.0 in
2016	12-25	14°F	-0°F	0.08 in	0.7 in

🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Mount Washington (Dec 31)

18°F / 2°Ftypical high / low

74%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

19%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

71%had measurable snowfall

100%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

0%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest New Year's Eve: 39°F (2022). Coldest high: -14°F (2017); coldest low -29°F (2017). Wettest: 0.68 in (2002); snowiest: 5.4 in (2000). The median New Year's Eve high was 12°F in 1995–2009 and 22°F in 2010–2025 (+10°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	12-31	-1°F	-16°F	0.02 in	0.2 in
2024	12-31	30°F	19°F	0.00 in	0
2023	12-31	20°F	8°F	0.00 in	0
2022	12-31	39°F	32°F	0.11 in	0
2021	12-31	26°F	20°F	0.14 in	0.9 in
2020	12-31	25°F	4°F	0.38 in	3.4 in
2019	12-31	22°F	10°F	0.50 in	4.1 in
2018	12-31	22°F	7°F	0.10 in	0.9 in
2017	12-31	-14°F	-29°F	0.00 in	0
2016	12-31	13°F	-11°F	0.16 in	1.9 in

More for Mount Washington: first snow & white Christmas odds · earliest sunset.

Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014755 (44.270, -71.303). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.