Mt Mansfield, VT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Mt Mansfield's primary NOAA station, MT MANSFIELD.
The climate verdict for Mt Mansfield
Water is the standout signal in Mt Mansfield, Vermont: 81.1 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 38°F. At 24/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 0% of scores.
- 38°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 24/100
- comfort score, above 0% of station-mapped location scores
- 81.1"
- annual precipitation · 235" snow
- 130 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Mt Mansfield: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00435416 · Mt Mansfield, VT 38°F mean · 81.1" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 38°F
- RANK-COOL #206
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kemmerer
- PRCP-WET 81.1"
- SWING-WIDE 49°F
- COMF-LOW 24/100
- LOAD-HEAT 9,735 HDD
- STN-1 USC00435416
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Kemmerer, WY (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every VT station list.
- Hot Limestone, ME 39°F
- Near Kemmerer, WY 39°F
- Near Mullan Pass Vor…, ID 39°F
- Mt Mansfield (this station) 38°F
- Cold Williams Fork D…, CO 38°F
Climate Living Index · Mt Mansfield
Mt Mansfield: 8/100 · grade F
Mt Mansfield publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Mt Mansfield, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 24/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 185 calendar days | 22/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 130 days/year | 12/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 38.4°F · 29.1° from 67.5°F | 1/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 81.1 in · 46.1 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 234.9 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Mt Mansfield · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Mt Mansfield is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 13.4°F and warmest-month mean 62.2°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 62.2°F
- Coldest month
- 13.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Mt Mansfield sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Mt Mansfield's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 97%
- Among 6,861 stations, Mt Mansfield sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 1% wettest
- Mt Mansfield's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 77%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Mt Mansfield is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Mt Mansfield compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Mt Mansfield's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
24 0th percentile score exceeds 0% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). This entry sits in this band.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Above this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Mt Mansfield's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 48 complete annual observations from 1962 to 2022, MT MANSFIELD warmed at a fitted rate of 0.33°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Mt Mansfield primary station fitted change +0.33 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°F (-6°C) | 6°F (-15°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 5.6" | 40.9" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 23°F (-5°C) | 7°F (-14°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 5.3" | 44.6" | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 30°F (-1°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 5.9" | 38.7" | 29.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 43°F (6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 6.3" | 21.4" | 24.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 57°F (14°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 6.9" | 5.5" | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| June | 65°F (19°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 7.9" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| July | 69°F (21°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 7.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 68°F (20°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 6.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 61°F (16°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 7.3" | 0.1" | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| October | 48°F (9°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 7.6" | 10.1" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 36°F (2°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 6.7" | 30.4" | 26.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 27°F (-3°C) | 13°F (-11°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 7.5" | 43.2" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 69°F around July 13, short of 90°F on every date, while 185 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 5°F near January 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 25, then returns to freezing around October 24, covering 185 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 1, when 71% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 1 at 47%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 204 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 16°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Mt Mansfield.
Where Mt Mansfield Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 81 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 16°F.
Mt Mansfield earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 40.9"
21.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 44.6"
18.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 38.7"
17.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 21.4"
15.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.5"
15.4 days with precipitation
16.2 days with precipitation
16.3 days with precipitation
15.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
14.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 10.1"
15.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 30.4"
17.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 43.2"
21.5 days with precipitation
Mt Mansfield spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Mt Mansfield has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 48.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 7.9" and February 5.3". The three wettest months together take 28% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Mt Mansfield, it arrives in quantity
81.1" of precipitation falls across only about 204 wet days here, averaging 0.40 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 204 a year, 56% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.40 inches
- Most wet days
- January, about 22
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 14
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Mt Mansfield
Mt Mansfield averages 234.9 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 87 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 234.9 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 87 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 29% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
130 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
9,735
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
88
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VT closest to Mt Mansfield on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (38°F here).
- Baudette, MN 38°F · 0.0°F off
- Floodwood, MN 38°F · 0.0°F off
- Pembina, ND 38°F · 0.0°F off
- Van Buren, ME 38°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (81.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Falls City, OR 81.2" · 0.1" off
- Valdez, AK 82.1" · 1.0" off
- Point Baker, AK 82.3" · 1.2" off
- Cloverdale, OR 79.7" · 1.4" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Mt Mansfield
heating led · wet · mid swing
Mt Mansfield's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 9,735 annual heating degree days against 88 for cooling. Its 48.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 130 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Mt Mansfield coldest normal
January
Averaging 13°F (-10°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Mt Mansfield typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Mt Mansfield snow peak
February
Mt Mansfield averages 234.9 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Mt Mansfield's primary station: MT MANSFIELD (USC00435416). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Mt Mansfield; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Mt Mansfield comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.