Warm-summer humid continental
Springfield, Vermont
Windsor County, Vermont · Population 3.9k · 407 ft elevation
Living in Springfield
Springfield has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it is a snowy place (83″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Springfield at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 407 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 83″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,431 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $726/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.78%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 233 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,342 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,772 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 2.7″ | 21.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 11°F | 2.5″ | 18.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 17.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 4.1″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 5.1″ | 0.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 4.5″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 3.8″ | 16.8″ | 109 hrs |
Near Springfield
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- West Brattleboro, VT · 2.6k
- Rutland, VT · 16k
- Bennington, VT · 8.9k
- Northfield, VT · 4.2k
Largest places in Vermont
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology