Average Annual Precipitation for Vermont

The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities and other locations in Vermont.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern, Central and Northern Vermont.

Southern Vermont

Average yearly precipitation
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
149 Bennington 38.6 980
146 Cavendish 46.5 1182
143 Rutland 40.3 1023
137 Woodstock 42.5 1078

Central Vermont

Annual averages for rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
155 Montpelier 41.4 1050
130 Rochester 48.9 1241
169 South Lincoln 49.4 1255

Northern Vermont

Average amount of rain and snow a year
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
157 Burlington 37.5 953
166 Essex Junction 42.3 1075
193 Island Pond 44.9 1140
204 Mount Mansfield 81.1 2060
174 Newport 43.8 1113
185 Smugglers' Notch  57.8 1468
127 South Hero 35.0 889
137 St Albans 38.3 973
164 St Johnsbury 39.3 999
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Vermont Precipitation
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