Swanton, VT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ST ALBANS RADIO, VT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Swanton has an annual average temperature of 44.7°F with about 38.3 inches of precipitation per year and 79.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.11 in) and February the driest (1.85 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,557
Cooling need
246

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Swanton'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
17
1980s
111
1990s
125
2000s
99
2010s
14

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 25.1°F 8.2°F 16.7°F 2.12 in 16.9 in 13
February 28.5°F 10.4°F 19.4°F 1.85 in 18.3 in 10
March 36.8°F 20.0°F 28.4°F 2.63 in 16.2 in 11
April 52.0°F 33.4°F 42.7°F 3.23 in 6.2 in 11
May 65.7°F 46.2°F 56.0°F 3.24 in 0.1 in 11
June 74.4°F 55.8°F 65.1°F 4.11 in 12
July 79.4°F 60.9°F 70.1°F 4.10 in 12
August 77.2°F 58.9°F 68.0°F 3.74 in 11
September 69.4°F 51.0°F 60.2°F 3.93 in 10
October 56.1°F 39.7°F 47.9°F 3.86 in 1.2 in 11
November 44.0°F 29.5°F 36.8°F 2.86 in 5.0 in 11
December 32.3°F 17.8°F 25.0°F 2.62 in 16.0 in 13

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