Warm-summer humid continental
Essex Junction, Vermont
Chittenden County, Vermont · Population 11k · 341 ft elevation
Living in Essex Junction
Essex Junction has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (86″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Essex Junction at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 86″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,326 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $377k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,439/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 126 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,476 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 10°F | 2.5″ | 20.4″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 2.1″ | 19.2″ | 132 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 16.5″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 4.4″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | 0.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 5.8″ | 121 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 19.3″ | 94 hrs |
Near Essex Junction
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology