Vermont climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
Vermont's statewide normal is 43.0°F a year with 46.0 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 2.6°F per century since 1895, and 2024 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 43.0°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 46.0 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +1.9°F2021-2025 mean 45.0°F
- Places with normals
- 4529 Census places, 16 other stations
What is Vermont's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan27°8°
- Feb30°9°
- Mar39°18°
- Apr52°30°
- May65°41°
- Jun74°50°
- Jul78°56°
- Aug76°54°
- Sep69°47°
- Oct56°36°
- Nov43°26°
- Dec32°16°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 8°F | 17.4°F | 3.12 |
| February | 30°F | 9°F | 19.6°F | 2.65 |
| March | 39°F | 18°F | 28.4°F | 3.15 |
| April | 52°F | 30°F | 41.0°F | 3.63 |
| May | 65°F | 41°F | 53.3°F | 3.98 |
| June | 74°F | 50°F | 62.0°F | 4.70 |
| July | 78°F | 56°F | 66.8°F | 4.65 |
| August | 76°F | 54°F | 65.1°F | 4.37 |
| September | 69°F | 47°F | 57.8°F | 3.91 |
| October | 56°F | 36°F | 46.1°F | 4.63 |
| November | 43°F | 26°F | 34.9°F | 3.49 |
| December | 32°F | 16°F | 24.0°F | 3.75 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has Vermont been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 43.0°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 2.6°F per century; the warmest year was 2024 (46.3°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.0°F | +1.9°F |
| 2022 | 44.2°F | +1.2°F |
| 2023 | 45.8°F | +2.7°F |
| 2024 | 46.3°F | +3.2°F |
| 2025 | 43.6°F | +0.5°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in Vermont?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Burlington has the warmest year (47.6°F) and Mount Mansfield the coolest (38.4°F); Mount Mansfield is the wettest (81.1 in) and South Hero the driest (35.0 in), and Mount Mansfield gets the most snow (235 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 47.6°F | 82°F | 13°F | 37.5 | 88 | April 29 |
| Rutland | 44.3°F | 80°F | 8°F | 40.3 | 75 | May 15 |
| Essex Junction | 46.4°F | 81°F | 10°F | 42.3 | 86 | May 2 |
| Bennington | 46.7°F | 81°F | 13°F | 38.6 | – | May 11 |
| Barre | 42.6°F | 78°F | 7°F | 38.7 | – | May 16 |
| Montpelier | 45.0°F | 82°F | 7°F | 41.4 | – | May 5 |
| St. Albans | 44.7°F | 79°F | 8°F | 38.3 | 80 | May 1 |
| St. Johnsbury | 43.9°F | 80°F | 8°F | 39.3 | – | May 10 |
| Newport | 41.8°F | 78°F | 4°F | 43.8 | 99 | May 14 |
| Northfield | 43.8°F | 81°F | 6°F | 44.7 | 76 | May 18 |
| Springfield | 45.5°F | 81°F | 11°F | 40.3 | – | May 13 |
| Vergennes | 46.3°F | 83°F | 10°F | – | – | April 30 |
| Morrisville | 42.5°F | 79°F | 5°F | 35.5 | – | May 20 |
| Enosburg Falls | 45.5°F | 82°F | 8°F | 40.8 | 83 | May 14 |
| Johnson | 41.6°F | 76°F | 5°F | 46.8 | – | May 9 |
| Woodstock | 44.9°F | 82°F | 7°F | 42.5 | – | May 13 |
| Island Pond | 41.1°F | 76°F | 3°F | 44.9 | 115 | May 19 |
| Pownal | 45.9°F | 81°F | 12°F | – | – | May 7 |
| Plainfield | 41.3°F | 80°F | 3°F | 41.0 | – | May 25 |
| North Springfield | 45.4°F | 83°F | 9°F | 43.9 | – | May 9 |
| Chelsea | 41.9°F | 76°F | 7°F | 42.4 | 89 | May 9 |
| North Hartland | 44.2°F | 80°F | 8°F | – | – | May 8 |
| Rochester | 44.0°F | 79°F | 9°F | 48.9 | 76 | May 13 |
| Cavendish | 44.5°F | 82°F | 8°F | 46.5 | 83 | May 16 |
| South Hero | 46.7°F | 82°F | 11°F | 35.0 | 50 | April 28 |
| Waitsfield | 43.3°F | 77°F | 10°F | – | – | May 11 |
| Sutton | 41.1°F | 76°F | 4°F | 47.5 | 142 | May 9 |
| South Lincoln | 41.2°F | 76°F | 6°F | 49.4 | 113 | May 21 |
| Worcester | 43.2°F | 77°F | 8°F | 46.3 | 126 | May 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are Vermont's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 107°F to −50°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 107°F | Vernon | July 7, 1912 |
| Lowest temperature | −50°F | Bloomfield | December 30, 1933 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 9.92 in | Mt. Mansfield | September 17, 1999 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 42 in | Jay Peak | February 5, 1995 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 149 in | Mt. Mansfield | April 2, 1969 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which other NOAA stations in Vermont keep normals?
16 stations in Vermont that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Averill39.1°F
- Corinth41.4°F
- Cornwall45.0°F
- East Haven39.6°F
- Eden (2 mi S)42.1°F
- Enosburg Falls 243.3°F
- Island Pond Airport39.6°F
- Jay Peak40.1°F
- Morrisville (4 mi SSW)40.8°F
- Mount Mansfield38.4°F
- Peru42.5°F
- Saint Johnsbury station45.5°F
- Salisbury (2 mi N)45.9°F
- Sunderland 245.6°F
- Sutton (2 mi NE)38.8°F
- Union Village Dam44.4°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Burlington47.6°F a year, 37.5 in of precipitation
- Mount Mansfield38.4°F a year, 81.1 in of precipitation
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