Warm-summer humid continental
Middlebury, Vermont
Addison County, Vermont · Population 7.1k · 364 ft elevation
Living in Middlebury
Middlebury has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Middlebury is an outdoor hub: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Middlebury at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,325 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $388k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,287/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 997 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 2.5″ | 13.3″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 10°F | 2.1″ | 13.3″ | 133 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 11.9″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 2.6″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 3.8″ | 121 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 3.0″ | 13.4″ | 95 hrs |
Near Middlebury
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology