Warm-summer humid continental
Newport, Vermont
Orleans County, Vermont · Population 4.4k · 676 ft elevation
Living in Newport
Newport has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it is a snowy place (99″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Newport at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 99″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,415 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $179k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $849/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.17%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Violent crime rate
- 395 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,371 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 4°F | 2.8″ | 21.5″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 5°F | 2.4″ | 20.2″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 15°F | 2.8″ | 19.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 4.5″ | 208 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 57°F | 4.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 55°F | 4.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 36°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 26°F | 3.4″ | 7.0″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 14°F | 3.4″ | 25.2″ | 95 hrs |
Near Newport
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology