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United States / Vermont / No Metro Area / Addison County / Ripton / Zip Codes
Ripton, VT is located in the Green Mountains of central Vermont. The climate in Ripton is classified as a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in January is around 17°F (-8°C) and the average temperature in July is around 72°F (22°C). Precipitation levels are moderate with an average of 43 inches (109 cm) each year. Snowfall can be heavy with an average of 82 inches (208 cm) per year.

Ripton, Vermont gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ripton averages 120 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Ripton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ripton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 120 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ripton is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Ripton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRipton, VermontUnited States
  45.5 in.38.1 in.
  120.4 in.27.8 in.
  157.1 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  76.8°85.8°
  5.3°21.7°
  5.77
  2.94.3
  1076 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 Ripton with an average high temperature of 76.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Vermont. In Ripton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ripton are July, August and June.
In Ripton, there are 1.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ripton with an average of 5.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Ripton, there are 175.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
In Ripton, there are 28.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont.
Humidity in Ripton 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.
August is the wettest month in Ripton with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in Ripton means that it is wetter than most places in Vermont.
December is the rainiest month in Ripton with 14.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 157.1 rainy days annually in Ripton, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 25% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 120.4 inches in Ripton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Ripton with 27.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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