Newport, VT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Newport's primary NOAA station, NEWPORT.
The climate verdict for Newport
Newport, Vermont has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 42°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 42°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 43.8"
- annual precipitation · 99" snow
- 139 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Newport: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00435542 · Newport, VT 42°F mean · 43.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 42°F
- RANK-COOL #617
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Iron Mtn Ford
- PRCP-MID 43.8"
- SWING-WIDE 54°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,691 HDD
- STN-1 USC00435542
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Iron Mtn Ford, MI (+ 0 °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.
- Newport (this station) 42°F
- Cold Vanderbilt, MI 42°F
- Hot Iron Mtn Ford, MI 42°F
- Near Bayfield, WI 42°F
- Near Gildford, MT 42°F
Climate Living Index · Newport
Newport: 25/100 · grade F
Newport publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Newport, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 43.8 in · 8.8 from 35 in | 69/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 178 calendar days | 26/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 139 days/year | 18/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 41.8°F · 25.7° from 67.5°F | 9/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 98.6 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Newport · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Newport is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 13.7°F and warmest-month mean 67.2°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
- 67.2°F
- Coldest month
- 13.7°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 Newport sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Newport's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 91%
- Among 6,861 stations, Newport sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 66th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 89%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Newport is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Newport compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Newport's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Newport's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 65 complete annual observations from 1936 to 2022, NEWPORT warmed at a fitted rate of 0.22°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Newport primary station fitted change +0.22 °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 | 23°F (-5°C) | 4°F (-16°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 2.8" | 21.5" | 30.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 27°F (-3°C) | 5°F (-15°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 2.4" | 20.2" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 37°F (3°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 2.8" | 19.4" | 28.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 51°F (10°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 3.3" | 4.5" | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (18°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| June | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| July | 78°F (25°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| August | 76°F (25°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| September | 69°F (21°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| October | 55°F (13°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.3" | 0.8" | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 41°F (5°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 3.4" | 7.0" | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 29°F (-2°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 3.4" | 25.2" | 28.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 78°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 178 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 2°F near January 26.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 21, then returns to freezing around October 27, covering 178 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 3, when 58% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 2 at 39%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 174 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 20 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Newport.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 21.5"
17.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 20.2"
13.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 19.4"
13.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.5"
13.2 days with precipitation
14.4 days with precipitation
15.0 days with precipitation
14.5 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
14.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.0"
15.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 25.2"
17.0 days with precipitation
Newport spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Newport has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 53.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 4.5" and February 2.4". The three wettest months together take 31% 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.
How Newport's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 174 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 43.8" between them, or roughly 0.25 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Newport
Newport averages 98.6 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 53 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: 98.6 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 53 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 22% 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 14
50% probability date
Growing Season
139 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,691
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
264
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VT closest to Newport 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 (42°F here).
- Big Bay, MI 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Eureka, SD 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Lamoille, NV 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Medford, WI 42°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (43.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cape May, NJ 43.8" · 0.0" off
- Emporium, PA 43.8" · 0.0" off
- Brookville, IN 43.8" · 0.0" off
- Keysville, VA 43.9" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Newport
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Newport's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,691 annual heating degree days against 264 for cooling. Its 53.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 139 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. Newport coldest normal
January
Averaging 14°F (-10°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Newport typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Newport snow peak
December
Newport averages 98.6 inches of snow a year, with December 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 Newport's primary station: NEWPORT (USC00435542). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 5048850). Match rule for Newport: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Newport 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.