Zip 05405 (Burlington, VT) Climate

The climate in Burlington, VT 05405 is quite mild due to its location on the eastern side of the Green Mountains. The city experiences all four seasons with typically warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from a low of around 14°F in the winter months to around 68°F during the summer. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average annual rainfall of approximately 41 inches. Snowfall also varies from season to season, but typically averages around 75 inches per year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05405 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9.2 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05405 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Burlington, Vermont	United States
	36.6 in.	38.1 in.
	73.2 in.	27.8 in.
	149.9 days	106.2 days
	159 days	205 days
	80.8°	85.8°
	9.2°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3	4.3
	295 ft.	2443 ft.

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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 the 05405 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05405 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 05405 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 05405 zip code, there are 5.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Vermont.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 05405 zip code with an average of 9.2°. This is warmer than most places in Vermont.

In the 05405 zip code, there are 147.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05405 zip code, there are 18.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05405 zip code 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 July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in the 05405 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.6 inches in the 05405 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05405 zip code with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 149.9 rainy days annually in the 05405 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 25% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 25% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 73.2 inches in the 05405 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05405 zip code with 18.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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