Warm-summer humid continental
Brattleboro, Vermont
Windham County, Vermont · Population 7.8k · 259 ft elevation
Living in Brattleboro
Brattleboro has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it is a snowy place (60″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brattleboro at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 259 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 60″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,430 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,028/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.22%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 654 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,565 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 11°F | 3.1″ | 15.2″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 12°F | 2.8″ | 14.4″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 11.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 2.2″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 57°F | 4.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 37°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 3.5″ | 2.4″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 3.9″ | 14.4″ | 110 hrs |
Near Brattleboro
- West Brattleboro, VT · 2.6k
- Bellows Falls, VT · 2.9k
- Springfield, VT · 3.9k
- Bennington, VT · 8.9k
- White River Junction, VT · 2.9k
- Rutland, VT · 16k
- Wilder, VT · 3.4k
- Middlebury, VT · 7.1k
Largest places in Vermont
- Burlington, VT · 45k
- South Burlington, VT · 20k
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- Montpelier, VT · 8k
- St. Albans, VT · 6.9k
- Shelburne, VT · 6.3k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology