Montpelier, VT Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Montpelier actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Montpelier, VT, the comfort score comes out to 47/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Montpelier's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Montpelier run from 17°F in Jan up to 70°F in Jul, a 52.9°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Montpelier, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 7°F | 2.76in |
| Feb | 31°F | 9°F | 2.43in |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 2.6in |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 3.3in |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 4.41in |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 4.39in |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.64in |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.86in |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.09in |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 3.67in |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.93in |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 3.27in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Montpelier's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Montpelier actually gets
Montpelier averages 41.35in of precipitation a year across roughly 155 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Montpelier against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Montpelier comes in at 2799; within VT alone it ranks 2 of 8. Population is about 7,915.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Montpelier 2, VT US, the NOAA station 1.6 miles from Montpelier, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is