Montpelier, VT
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTPELIER 2, VT US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Montpelier
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