Barre, VT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BARRE MONTPELIER AP, VT US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Barre has an annual average temperature of 42.6°F with about 38.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.27 in) and February the driest (2.06 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,106
Cooling need
45

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

76 of 366 (20.8%) of Barre's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
25
1950s
59
1960s
24
1970s
38
1980s
36
1990s
51
2000s
38
2010s
43
2020s
52

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 25.8°F 7.4°F 16.6°F 2.32 in 14
February 28.9°F 8.9°F 18.9°F 2.06 in 13
March 37.6°F 18.1°F 27.9°F 2.49 in 13
April 51.5°F 30.3°F 40.9°F 3.04 in 14
May 65.0°F 41.7°F 53.3°F 3.52 in 14
June 73.2°F 50.5°F 61.8°F 4.21 in 14
July 77.6°F 55.5°F 66.5°F 4.27 in 14
August 76.1°F 53.7°F 64.9°F 3.81 in 13
September 68.6°F 46.3°F 57.4°F 3.33 in 11
October 55.3°F 35.7°F 45.5°F 3.87 in 14
November 42.8°F 26.0°F 34.4°F 2.85 in 14
December 31.3°F 15.1°F 23.2°F 2.93 in 15

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