Warm-summer humid continental
Bennington, Vermont
Bennington County, Vermont · Population 8.9k · 682 ft elevation
Living in Bennington
Bennington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bennington is an outdoor hub: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Bennington at a glance
- Population
- 8.9k
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,416 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,095/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.32%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.799th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 551 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,612 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 35%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,165 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 14°F | 2.4″ | 18.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 16.4″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 14.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 4.1″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 4.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 164 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.8″ | 4.1″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 17.4″ | 104 hrs |
Near Bennington
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology