Essex Junction, VT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ESSEX JUNCTION 1 N, VT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Essex Junction has an annual average temperature of 46.4°F with about 42.3 inches of precipitation per year and 85.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.64 in) and February the driest (2.11 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,059
Cooling need
363

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Essex Junction'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.

1970s
2
1980s
53
1990s
101
2000s
137
2010s
73

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 28.4°F 9.9°F 19.1°F 2.49 in 20.4 in 16
February 31.4°F 11.4°F 21.4°F 2.11 in 19.2 in 12
March 40.3°F 21.4°F 30.8°F 2.70 in 16.5 in 13
April 54.4°F 34.7°F 44.6°F 3.49 in 4.4 in 13
May 68.2°F 46.7°F 57.4°F 3.96 in 15
June 76.9°F 56.1°F 66.5°F 4.64 in 15
July 81.3°F 60.8°F 71.0°F 4.51 in 15
August 79.9°F 59.2°F 69.6°F 4.00 in 13
September 72.1°F 51.8°F 62.0°F 3.98 in 12
October 58.2°F 40.2°F 49.2°F 4.44 in 0.3 in 14
November 46.1°F 30.6°F 38.3°F 3.02 in 5.8 in 13
December 34.6°F 19.1°F 26.9°F 2.97 in 19.3 in 16

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