Montpelier, VT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTPELIER 2, VT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Montpelier has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 41.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.64 in) and February the driest (2.43 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,482
Cooling need
282

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

90 of 366 (24.6%) of Montpelier'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.

1990s
0
2000s
175
2010s
176
2020s
15

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 27.5°F 7.3°F 17.4°F 2.76 in 14
February 31.2°F 9.0°F 20.1°F 2.43 in 12
March 39.9°F 18.4°F 29.1°F 2.60 in 12
April 53.1°F 32.0°F 42.6°F 3.30 in 13
May 67.3°F 44.1°F 55.7°F 4.41 in 13
June 76.5°F 54.3°F 65.4°F 4.39 in 14
July 81.5°F 59.0°F 70.3°F 4.64 in 12
August 80.1°F 57.3°F 68.7°F 3.86 in 11
September 72.7°F 49.5°F 61.1°F 3.09 in 10
October 58.1°F 38.0°F 48.0°F 3.67 in 14
November 45.2°F 28.4°F 36.8°F 2.93 in 13
December 32.5°F 17.2°F 24.8°F 3.27 in 17

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