Salisbury (2 mi N), Vermont climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Salisbury (2 mi N)'s normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 41.2 inches of precipitation and 73 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.7°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,047 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSalisbury (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00437098
- Location43.93°N 73.10°W
- Elevation420 ft (128 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Salisbury (2 mi N) is 58°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 37%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Salisbury (2 mi N).
- Jan 31° 9°
- Feb 35° 10°
- Mar 44° 19°
- Apr 59° 30°
- May 72° 41°
- Jun 80° 51°
- Jul 84° 56°
- Aug 82° 54°
- Sep 75° 47°
- Oct 61° 36°
- Nov 47° 27°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Salisbury (2 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.75 in), the least in February (2.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 9°F | 19.8°F | 2.41 | 18.5 | 11 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 35°F | 10°F | 22.4°F | 2.02 | 13.8 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 44°F | 19°F | 31.6°F | 2.36 | 14.1 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 30°F | 44.4°F | 3.30 | 3.2 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 41°F | 56.5°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 80°F | 51°F | 65.1°F | 4.34 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 84°F | 56°F | 69.8°F | 4.75 | 0.0 | 13 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 82°F | 54°F | 68.2°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 75°F | 47°F | 60.9°F | 3.73 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 61°F | 36°F | 48.5°F | 4.21 | 0.5 | 12 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 27°F | 37.0°F | 2.91 | 4.9 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 36°F | 16°F | 26.3°F | 3.17 | 17.7 | 13 | <1 | 29 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 33°F | 45.9°F | 41.22 | 72.7 | 136 | 11 | 168 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −13°C | −6.8°C | 61 mm | 47 cm |
| February | 2°C | −12°C | −5.3°C | 51 mm | 35 cm |
| March | 7°C | −7°C | −0.2°C | 60 mm | 36 cm |
| April | 15°C | −1°C | 6.9°C | 84 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 10°C | 18.4°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 13°C | 21.0°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 12°C | 20.1°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 8°C | 16.1°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C | 107 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 8°C | −3°C | 2.8°C | 74 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 2°C | −9°C | −3.2°C | 81 mm | 45 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00437098; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00437098.
When is the last frost at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
In Salisbury (2 mi N), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 26 in half of years and before September 13 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 211 year in 10 after June 7; 9 in 10 after May 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 261 year in 10 before September 13; 9 in 10 before October 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 127 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 149 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 7 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Salisbury (2 mi N) in zone 5a in ZIP code 05769, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −19°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Vermont · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00437098; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
In a normal year in Salisbury (2 mi N), 11 days a year reach 90°F, 168 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 136 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 168a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 47high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 136a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 24a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00437098.
How sunny is it at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Salisbury (2 mi N), 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 1.5 |
| February | 64% | 2.4 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 70% | 5.7 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 64% | 2.6 |
| November | 64% | 1.7 |
| December | 56% | 1.2 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Salisbury (2 mi N) record?
A normal year at Salisbury (2 mi N) brings 7,397 heating degree days, 38% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 461 cooling degree days, 49% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,361 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,403 | 0 |
| February | 1,193 | 0 |
| March | 1,035 | 0 |
| April | 622 | 3 |
| May | 285 | 21 |
| June | 84 | 89 |
| July | 19 | 170 |
| August | 35 | 132 |
| September | 168 | 45 |
| October | 514 | 2 |
| November | 839 | 0 |
| December | 1,201 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,397 | 461 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00437098. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Salisbury (2 mi N)'s climate compare?
Salisbury (2 mi N) is warmer than 23 of the 29 places with their own NOAA record in Vermont, and wetter than 11. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.9°F is warmer than 23%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Salisbury (2 mi N) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Salisbury (2 mi N) share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Brandon, VT4,116 people · 8 mi S
- East Middlebury, VT390 people · 4 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Salisbury (2 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
Yes: 73 inches in a normal year, falling on 30 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (18.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
July, with 4.75 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Salisbury (2 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Salisbury (2 mi N) in zone 5a in ZIP code 05769, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −19°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at Salisbury (2 mi N)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 7. Waiting until June 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Vermont climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Cornwall, VT6 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- South Lincoln, VT12 miles from this station, 41.2°F a year
- Rochester, VT16 miles from this station, 44.0°F a year
- Vergennes, VT19 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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