Warm-summer humid continental
Bellows Falls, Vermont
Windham County, Vermont · Population 2.9k · 335 ft elevation
Living in Bellows Falls
Bellows Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it is a snowy place (60″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bellows Falls at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 60″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,431 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $176k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,071/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.58%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 110 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 843 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,804 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 13°F | 3.2″ | 14.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 3.0″ | 15.9″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 22°F | 3.6″ | 11.7″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 2.4″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 5.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 4.6″ | 1.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 3.6″ | 2.7″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 20°F | 3.8″ | 11.0″ | 110 hrs |
Near Bellows Falls
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology