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United States / Vermont / Barre Metro Area / Washington County / Barre / Zip Codes
Barre, VT has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The average summer temperature is around 73°F (23°C), while the average winter temperature is around 18°F (-8°C). Barre sees an average of 40 inches (101 cm) of precipitation annually, with the majority falling between May and September. Snowfall averages about 88 inches (223 cm) per year, with much of it coming during the months of December to March. Due to its location in northern Vermont, Barre can experience extreme weather conditions throughout the year.

Barre, Vermont gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barre averages 89 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Barre. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barre gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 89 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barre is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Barre, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarre, VermontUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  89.4 in.27.8 in.
  143.5 days106.2 days
  156 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  4.4°21.7°
  6.17
  2.94.3
  607 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Barre with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In Barre, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barre are June, August and July.
In Barre, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Barre with an average of 4.4°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Barre, there are 180.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Barre, there are 30.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Barre is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
July is the wettest month in Barre with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Barre means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Barre with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 143.5 rainy days annually in Barre, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 89.4 inches in Barre means that it is snowier than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Barre with 22.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Sarah · Barre, VT
Recreation
Over 18 years ago

The unfortuante circumstances of this once quaint little city is that the lack of recreation, or access financially to recreation, has turned the student age citizens  More

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