Cheap flights to New Hampshire

New Hampshire climate

Typical of New England, New Hampshire has long and cold winters, short springs, mild summers, and beautiful falls. Winter starts in November and lasts through March. In January the temperature can range from the negative teens to zero degrees (C). Snow is everywhere, but mostly in the White Mountains. Winter, however, is the best time to find cheap flights to New Hampshire. Spring warms up to the 10s, with an occasional snowstorm. June to August is summer, with temperatures in the 20s inland while the coast stays a bit cooler. Fall is beautiful with the leaves changing colour. The colours start to change in the higher elevations in mid-September and the colours last through the end of October at the coast.

Getting around New Hampshire

The best way to get around New Hampshire is by car. The scenery is beautiful throughout the state, and most of the tourist towns are too inviting not to get out and walk around to see the shops. Major highways run north-south through the state. Secondary and tertiary roads take you across the state — over the mountains and through gaps — and require a good map.

Pay heed to moose crossing signs. Collisions between moose and cars are becoming more common. Moose eyes do not reflect in a car’s headlights, which makes moose very difficult to see at night, and they can cause considerable damage to a car.

Road biking is also a popular way to see New Hampshire. There is limited bus and train service in the state.

What is good to know if travelling to New Hampshire?

• Visit Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park theme park. Its calendar of events is chock-full of happy occasions including Yogi’s Yuletide Christmas, held in July, and a delicious-sounding Chocolatemania weekend in August.  
• Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeast, provides a winter wonderland for skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, ice fishing and sleigh rides. Getting to the top by Cog Railway takes three hours. The train climbs nearly 1,916 metres to the summit of the mountain. Driving to the top is dependant on the weather, but the roads are clear until mid-October. Mount Washington State Park covers 59 acres at the top and is surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest (750,000 acres). On a clear day you can see to Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Quebec, and on to the Atlantic Ocean. Peaks of the Presidential Range of mountains in the White Mountains are named for prominent Americans, either public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries or Presidents.
• The Ashuelot bridge is considered to be one of the state’s most elaborate covered bridges, while West Swanzey Bridge is considered the one of the most beautiful.
• The Isles of Shoals are a group of nine small islands situated about 16km off the coast and straddling New Hampshire and Maine. Star Island, the second biggest (after Appledore Island) is served by boat from the mainland and is open to visitors. The Rutledge Marine Lab is open daily. Smuttynose Island is the third biggest and is where Blackbeard, the famous pirate, honeymooned with his 15th wife. Her ghost is said to haunt the island’s shores and Blackbeard’s buried treasure has yet to be discovered too.
• Poet Robert Frost’s summer home is in Franconia Notch, on the western side of the Presidential Range. Each year a promising poet is offered a summer residence.