Warm-summer humid continental
White River Junction, Vermont
Windsor County, Vermont · Population 2.9k · 367 ft elevation
Living in White River Junction
White River Junction has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
White River Junction at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 367 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 61″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,432 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $251k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,116/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.24%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 8.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 282 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,850 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 10°F | 2.3″ | 16.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 12°F | 2.1″ | 13.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 13.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 1.9″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 3.4″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 3.0″ | 2.2″ | 138 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 2.8″ | 13.4″ | 109 hrs |
Near White River Junction
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology