Rutland climate — normals and trends
Rutland (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 647 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Rutland averages 152 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Rutland has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 188 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 29 June 2021) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 25 January 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
RutlandBritish Columbia
- coords
- 49.90°, -119.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
647mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
178.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.9 °C
29 June 2021
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
25 January 1950
Wettest day
34 mm
18 November 2003
Windiest day
26.6 km/h
16 October 1991
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
16 October 1991
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
27 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-41.0 °C
25 January 1950
Snowiest day
18.9 cm
21 December 2020
Sunniest day
16.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | -1.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 94 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 12.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 41 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 35 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 16 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 100 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 152 mm | +77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rutland?
Rutland has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 647 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rutland?
The hottest day measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2021, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rutland?
The coldest day measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1950, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Rutland?
Yes. Rutland gets on average 178.3 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Rutland warmed?
Yes: Rutland warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rutland?
The wettest day measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2003, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rutland?
The windiest day measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1991, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rutland?
The warmest month in Rutland is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rutland?
Rutland receives on average 647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rutland?
Rutland gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rutland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2020, with 18.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rutland?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rutland.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rutland?
In Rutland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 27 June 2021, and the lowest was -41.0 °C on 25 January 1950.
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