Zip 05408 (Burlington, VT) Climate

05408 Burlington, VT experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall offer moderate temperatures with occasional rain showers. The average high temperature during the summer is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low temperature during the winter is around 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Burlington gets an average of 43 inches of snow per year and precipitation averages around 40 inches per year. The city does experience some extreme weather conditions such as thunderstorms, flash flooding, and wind storms throughout the year.

Burlington (zip 05408), Vermont gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Burlington (zip 05408) averages 71 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 Burlington (zip 05408). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burlington (zip 05408) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 05408 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Vermont.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 05408 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 05408 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Vermont. In the 05408 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 05408 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 05408 zip code, there are 4.7 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 05408 zip code with an average of 10.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05408 zip code, there are 143.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

In the 05408 zip code, there are 15.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.

Humidity in the 05408 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 05408 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 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 33.8 inches in the 05408 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Vermont.

May is the rainiest month in the 05408 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 147.5 rainy days annually in the 05408 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 25% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 70.8 inches in the 05408 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in the 05408 zip code with 18.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Jim · Burlington, VT

Nice Burb North of Burlington VT by Lake Champlain

Over 8 years ago

Just North of downtown Burlington Vermont and with a beautiful Lake to the west lies a community of around 11,000 people, 2 Elementary schools , a Middle School and 1 More