Sunderland 2, Vermont climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Sunderland 2's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 46.9 inches of precipitation and 75 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.6°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,190 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSunderland 2
- Station IDUSC00438160
- Location43.09°N 73.12°W
- Elevation900 ft (274 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Sunderland 2 is 57°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 40%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sunderland 2.
- Jan 32° 11°
- Feb 35° 12°
- Mar 43° 20°
- Apr 57° 31°
- May 69° 42°
- Jun 77° 51°
- Jul 81° 55°
- Aug 79° 54°
- Sep 73° 46°
- Oct 60° 36°
- Nov 48° 28°
- Dec 37° 19°
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 Sunderland 2 each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.81 in), the least in February (2.82 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 11°F | 21.6°F | 3.53 | 18.5 | 14 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 35°F | 12°F | 23.6°F | 2.82 | 16.4 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 43°F | 20°F | 31.5°F | 3.39 | 14.0 | 13 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 31°F | 44.0°F | 3.48 | 4.1 | 12 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 42°F | 55.2°F | 4.10 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 77°F | 51°F | 63.9°F | 4.81 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 81°F | 55°F | 68.0°F | 4.60 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 79°F | 54°F | 66.4°F | 4.30 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 73°F | 46°F | 59.4°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 36°F | 47.8°F | 4.47 | 0.7 | 13 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 28°F | 38.0°F | 3.31 | 4.1 | 12 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 19°F | 28.1°F | 4.38 | 17.4 | 14 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 34°F | 45.6°F | 46.86 | 75.2 | 153 | 3 | 164 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −12°C | −5.8°C | 90 mm | 47 cm |
| February | 2°C | −11°C | −4.7°C | 72 mm | 42 cm |
| March | 6°C | −7°C | −0.3°C | 86 mm | 36 cm |
| April | 14°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 88 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.9°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 10°C | 17.7°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 13°C | 20.0°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 2°C | 8.8°C | 114 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 9°C | −2°C | 3.3°C | 84 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 3°C | −7°C | −2.2°C | 111 mm | 44 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00438160; 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 Sunderland 2?
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 (11).
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 USC00438160.
When is the last frost at Sunderland 2?
In Sunderland 2, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 13 in half of years and after May 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 15 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 131 year in 10 after May 28; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 15; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 137 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 161 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sunderland 2 in zone 5a in ZIP code 05250, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Vermont · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00438160; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Sunderland 2?
In a normal year in Sunderland 2, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 164 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 153 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 164a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 49high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 153a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 24a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00438160.
How sunny is it at Sunderland 2?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Sunderland 2, 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 Sunderland 2 record?
A normal year at Sunderland 2 brings 7,351 heating degree days, 37% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 321 cooling degree days, 65% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,108 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,345 | 0 |
| February | 1,159 | 0 |
| March | 1,040 | 0 |
| April | 633 | 2 |
| May | 318 | 15 |
| June | 98 | 65 |
| July | 27 | 122 |
| August | 48 | 92 |
| September | 195 | 25 |
| October | 533 | 2 |
| November | 810 | 0 |
| December | 1,144 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,351 | 321 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00438160. 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 Sunderland 2's climate compare?
Sunderland 2 is warmer than 23 of the 29 places with their own NOAA record in Vermont, and wetter than 22. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.6°F is warmer than 22%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sunderland 2 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 Sunderland 2 share this climate record?
4 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.
- Manchester Center, VT1,935 people · 8 mi NE
- Arlington, VT2,434 people · 2 mi SW
- Salem, NY914 people · 12 mi NW
- Manchester, VT767 people · 6 mi NE
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 Sunderland 2's climate
What is the coldest month at Sunderland 2?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow at Sunderland 2?
Yes: 75 inches in a normal year, falling on 42 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (18.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Sunderland 2?
June, with 4.81 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.82 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sunderland 2 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sunderland 2 in zone 5a in ZIP code 05250, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Sunderland 2?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 13; in one year in ten it comes after May 28. Waiting until May 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Vermont climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bennington, VT15 miles from this station, 46.7°F a year
- Peru, VT16 miles from this station, 42.5°F a year
- Buskirk, NY19 miles from this station, 46.9°F a year
- Pownal, VT21 miles from this station, 45.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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