Warm-summer humid continental
St. Albans, Vermont
Franklin County, Vermont · Population 6.9k · 417 ft elevation
Living in St. Albans
St. Albans has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (80″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. Albans at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 417 ft
- Average daily high
- 53°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 80″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,415 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,166/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.393th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 735 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 7,070 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 2.1″ | 16.9″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 1.9″ | 18.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 16.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 6.2″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 249 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 1.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 29°F | 2.9″ | 5.0″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 16.0″ | 95 hrs |
Near St. Albans
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology