Climate & Weather in Montpelier
Montpelier has a real, genuine New England four-season climate: freezing, snowy winters (January average high around 27°F) and comfortable, wet summers (July average high around 80°F), with substantial annual snowfall averaging approximately 105 inches.
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Learn moreFreezing, Snowy Winters
Montpelier's winters are cited as genuinely freezing and mostly cloudy, with a January average high around 27°F and temperatures rarely dropping below -9°F. Winter conditions run from around October through April.
Comfortable, Wet Summers
Summers are cited as comfortable, wet, and partly cloudy, with a July average high around 80°F. During the optimal visiting period from late May to early September, temperatures typically range from approximately 64°F to 77°F.
A Genuine New England Four-Season Climate
Montpelier's climate carries large, genuine seasonal temperature swings, from freezing, snowy winters to comfortable, wet summers -- a real, distinct New England pattern this record discloses without romanticizing or minimizing the winter severity.
Substantial Annual Snowfall
Montpelier averages approximately 105 inches of snowfall per year, with annual precipitation cited around 42 inches overall. Snowfall peaks in February, with an average of approximately 13.31 inches over 22 snow days that month.
Real, Disclosed Precipitation-Driven Flood Risk
As detailed on the flood-hurricane-risk topic page, Montpelier's precipitation patterns -- heavy rain events and spring snowmelt -- are directly tied to its real, defining Winooski River flood risk, most recently and severely demonstrated by the July 2023 flood.
Key takeaways
- Montpelier's January average high runs around 27°F, with genuinely freezing, snowy winter conditions.
- Montpelier's July average high runs around 80°F, with comfortable, wet summer conditions.
- Montpelier averages approximately 105 inches of snowfall per year, consistent with its New England four-season climate.
- Montpelier's precipitation patterns are directly tied to its real, defining Winooski River flood risk -- see the flood-hurricane-risk topic page.
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