South Burlington, VT

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Burlington has an annual average temperature of 47.6°F with about 37.5 inches of precipitation per year and 87.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.26 in) and February the driest (1.77 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,732
Cooling need
468

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

94 of 366 (25.7%) of South Burlington'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
71
1950s
29
1960s
17
1970s
24
1980s
30
1990s
39
2000s
34
2010s
69
2020s
53

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 28.9°F 12.9°F 20.9°F 2.13 in 21.1 in 15
February 31.5°F 14.3°F 22.9°F 1.77 in 19.3 in 12
March 40.9°F 23.6°F 32.3°F 2.24 in 17.5 in 13
April 55.3°F 35.9°F 45.6°F 3.07 in 4.1 in 13
May 69.0°F 47.8°F 58.4°F 3.76 in 14
June 77.6°F 57.3°F 67.5°F 4.26 in 14
July 82.4°F 62.4°F 72.4°F 4.06 in 13
August 80.7°F 60.7°F 70.7°F 3.54 in 12
September 72.6°F 52.9°F 62.7°F 3.67 in 11
October 58.9°F 41.8°F 50.3°F 3.83 in 0.3 in 13
November 46.4°F 32.1°F 39.3°F 2.70 in 5.7 in 14
December 35.0°F 21.3°F 28.2°F 2.50 in 19.5 in 15

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