Montpelier Weather, When to Go and Climate Information

(Montpelier, Vermont - VT, USA)

Visitors planning a vacation in Montpelier will no doubt be interested in the city's seasonal weather trends and current forecasts.

The winter climate in Vermont's state capital is certainly cold and this season drags on for many months. Frosty nights are commonplace from November through March, with nighttime temperatures hovering close to zero in April. January and February are the coolest months in Montpelier, when temperatures drop to below -10°C / 14°F by night and still stay below freezing by day.

Snowy weather makes a fairly frequent appearance during Montpelier's cold winter months, with average snowfall levels being as much as 20 inches / 51 cm in both December and January, and often more. The springtime climate is generally quite late to arrive, not making itself known until temperatures start to rise in late March or April.

Seasonal Climate Variations / When to Go

May is a noticeably warmer month, when daytime temperatures soon reach double figures most days and begin to approach as much as 20°C / 68°F or thereabouts. At this time of the year, daylight hours start to lengthen and the warm sunny climate is clearly just around the corner.

From June through August, plenty of sunny weather sees temperatures of anywhere between 20°C / 68°F and 30°C / 86°F, usually averaging somewhere in the middle of the two.

July tends to be the hottest month in Montpelier, and the most humid, while August is the wettest, when heavy showers result in slightly more than 4 inches / 10.2 cm of rainfall, on average. However, precipitation levels are fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with February being slightly drier and averaging around 2 inches / 5.1 cm of rain most years.

Montpelier Weather and Climate Chart (Averages)

	Maximum	Minimum
January	-4°C / 25°F	-13°C / 9°F
February	-2°C / 28°F	-12°C / 10°F
March	3°C / 37°F	-7°C / 19°F
April	11°C / 52°F	0°C / 32°F
May	19°C / 66°F	6°C / 43°F
June	23°C / 73°F	11°C / 52°F
July	26°C / 79°F	14°C / 57°F
August	24°C / 75°F	13°C / 55°F
September	19°C / 66°F	8°C / 46°F
October	13°C / 55°F	2°C / 36°F
November	6°C / 43°F	-3°C / 27°F
December	-1°C / 30°F	-9°C / 16°F