Warm-summer humid continental
Montpelier, Vermont
Washington County, Vermont · Population 8k · 535 ft elevation
Living in Montpelier
Montpelier has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (76″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Montpelier at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 76″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,233 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $349k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,169/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.96%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Violent crime rate
- 343 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,021 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,739 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 7°F | 2.8″ | 17.9″ | 113 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 9°F | 2.4″ | 15.0″ | 129 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 13.9″ | 172 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 3.3″ | 191 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 4.4″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 4.1″ | 111 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 3.3″ | 21.3″ | 85 hrs |
Near Montpelier
- Barre, VT · 8.5k
- Northfield, VT · 4.2k
- Morrisville, VT · 2.5k
- St. Johnsbury, VT · 5.9k
- Essex Junction, VT · 11k
- South Burlington, VT · 20k
- Shelburne, VT · 6.3k
- Middlebury, VT · 7.1k
Largest places in Vermont
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- Winooski, VT · 8.2k
- Brattleboro, VT · 7.8k
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- Newport, VT · 4.4k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology