Rutland, VT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rutland has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 40.3 inches of precipitation per year and 74.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.56 in) and February the driest (2.16 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,575
Cooling need
141

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

30 of 366 (8.2%) of Rutland'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.

1910s
19
1920s
40
1930s
52
1940s
39
1950s
22
1960s
31
1970s
37
1980s
28
1990s
28
2000s
29
2010s
24
2020s
17

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 29.4°F 8.0°F 18.7°F 2.69 in 18.3 in 13
February 32.1°F 8.8°F 20.5°F 2.16 in 16.0 in 10
March 41.3°F 18.1°F 29.7°F 2.73 in 13.8 in 12
April 55.2°F 30.6°F 42.9°F 3.11 in 3.2 in 12
May 67.9°F 42.2°F 55.1°F 3.63 in 13
June 75.9°F 51.5°F 63.7°F 4.26 in 13
July 80.3°F 56.4°F 68.4°F 4.56 in 12
August 78.1°F 54.4°F 66.3°F 3.98 in 11
September 70.6°F 46.0°F 58.3°F 3.41 in 10
October 58.3°F 35.3°F 46.8°F 3.98 in 0.3 in 13
November 46.2°F 26.0°F 36.1°F 2.76 in 4.7 in 12
December 35.1°F 16.3°F 25.7°F 3.02 in 18.3 in 14

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