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30-year climate normals

Orleans County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

77.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 3.9°F.

Orleans County gets 43.83" of precipitation a year and 98.6" of snow, and 31% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 23.4° 3.9° 2.83" 21.5"
February 27.1° 5.0° 2.44" 20.2"
March 36.6° 14.9° 2.83" 19.4"
April 50.8° 29.2° 3.34" 4.5"
May 64.8° 41.9° 3.94" 0.0"
June 73.1° 51.6° 4.52" 0.0"
July 77.7° 56.6° 4.54" 0.0"
August 76.2° 54.5° 4.42" 0.0"
September 68.9° 46.8° 3.93" 0.0"
October 54.8° 35.6° 4.29" 0.8"
November 41.1° 25.3° 3.35" 7.0"
December 29.2° 13.5° 3.40" 25.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 2.83"
February 2.44"
March 2.83"
April 3.34"
May 3.94"
June 4.52"
July 4.54"
August 4.42"
September 3.93"
October 4.29"
November 3.35"
December 3.40"
Annual total 43.83"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 264
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,691
Approximate annual cooling cost At 24.89¢/kWh, Vermont average $66
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $757

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Orleans County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Orleans County?

Orleans County averages a high of 77.7°F in July and a low of 3.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 43.83 inches, including 98.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Orleans County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Orleans County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 77.7°F. That drives 264 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Orleans County?

Yes. Orleans County averages 98.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NEWPORT, VT US (USC00435542), 8.8 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Vermont residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.