Burlington climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Burlington?

Burlington has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 1,104 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burlington?

The hottest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 41.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Burlington?

The coldest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Burlington?

Yes. Burlington gets on average 20.0 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Burlington warmed?

Yes: Burlington warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Burlington?

The wettest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Burlington?

The windiest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Burlington?

The warmest month in Burlington is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Burlington?

Burlington receives on average 1,104 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Burlington?

Burlington gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Burlington (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 1,104 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 July (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Burlington averages 55 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Burlington has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 50 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 21 January 1985).

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

BurlingtonNorth Carolina

coords: 36.10°, -79.44°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

15.2°C

Average daily high

20.6°C

Average daily low

10.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,104mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

21.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

55 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

20.0 cm

Average feels-like high

20.4 °C

Average feels-like low

8.9 °C

Average peak gust

34.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

68 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.2 °C

18 August 1988

Coldest day

-20.4 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

106 mm

8 October 2016

Windiest day

50.4 km/h

6 September 1996

Strongest gust

113.8 km/h

6 September 1996

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

25 June 2025

Coldest feels-like

-26.8 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

31.7 cm

22 January 1987

Sunniest day

14.2 h

28 June 2015

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.3 °C25 June 2025	-10.9 °C23 January 2025	15.8 °C	1,107 mm	62	55
2024	36.1 °C26 June 2024	-8.0 °C7 December 2024	16.2 °C	1,280 mm	56	45
2023	35.4 °C26 August 2023	-5.2 °C4 February 2023	16.7 °C	987 mm	72	33
2022	37.0 °C22 June 2022	-14.1 °C24 December 2022	16.0 °C	1,120 mm	84	59
2021	35.7 °C28 August 2021	-4.9 °C30 January 2021	16.2 °C	1,023 mm	74	45
2020	36.5 °C19 July 2020	-6.0 °C22 February 2020	16.4 °C	1,569 mm	71	31
2019	36.3 °C19 July 2019	-8.2 °C22 January 2019	16.6 °C	1,045 mm	103	40
2018	37.7 °C19 June 2018	-14.2 °C7 January 2018	16.0 °C	1,482 mm	91	47
2017	36.7 °C23 July 2017	-17.5 °C9 January 2017	16.5 °C	1,069 mm	74	43
2016	36.5 °C26 July 2016	-9.4 °C14 February 2016	16.2 °C	1,105 mm	78	47
2015	37.5 °C16 June 2015	-15.3 °C20 February 2015	16.3 °C	1,143 mm	87	52
2014	35.1 °C8 July 2014	-14.0 °C7 January 2014	14.8 °C	981 mm	55	66
2013	35.0 °C13 June 2013	-6.9 °C25 November 2013	15.2 °C	1,141 mm	71	59
2012	40.9 °C29 June 2012	-8.1 °C4 January 2012	16.6 °C	828 mm	70	29
2011	37.6 °C29 July 2011	-7.5 °C23 January 2011	16.3 °C	876 mm	94	49
2010	38.7 °C7 July 2010	-9.8 °C31 January 2010	15.6 °C	1,011 mm	103	76
2009	35.9 °C10 August 2009	-14.3 °C17 January 2009	15.3 °C	1,199 mm	63	56
2008	37.3 °C9 June 2008	-8.7 °C21 January 2008	15.5 °C	1,014 mm	67	50
2007	38.9 °C9 August 2007	-8.9 °C6 February 2007	16.5 °C	728 mm	99	51
2006	36.8 °C4 August 2006	-9.1 °C9 December 2006	15.8 °C	1,099 mm	63	37
2005	39.6 °C26 July 2005	-11.4 °C24 January 2005	15.8 °C	967 mm	84	61
2004	34.2 °C14 July 2004	-11.4 °C20 December 2004	15.3 °C	1,070 mm	42	65
2003	33.0 °C27 August 2003	-10.4 °C24 January 2003	14.6 °C	1,496 mm	31	61
2002	36.9 °C23 August 2002	-7.3 °C5 January 2002	15.6 °C	1,103 mm	71	53
2001	35.0 °C8 August 2001	-7.4 °C3 January 2001	15.5 °C	869 mm	38	47
2000	34.5 °C16 August 2000	-16.4 °C28 January 2000	14.5 °C	957 mm	35	63
1999	37.0 °C1 August 1999	-8.6 °C6 January 1999	15.5 °C	1,097 mm	53	51
1998	36.3 °C26 June 1998	-10.9 °C1 January 1998	16.1 °C	1,197 mm	81	30
1997	35.8 °C4 July 1997	-10.9 °C19 January 1997	14.6 °C	1,039 mm	49	49
1996	35.3 °C23 June 1996	-14.5 °C5 February 1996	14.2 °C	1,429 mm	41	68
1995	36.4 °C13 August 1995	-10.1 °C9 February 1995	14.9 °C	1,301 mm	47	62
1994	34.0 °C16 June 1994	-16.3 °C19 January 1994	15.2 °C	1,185 mm	43	46
1993	37.1 °C9 July 1993	-14.0 °C15 March 1993	15.3 °C	1,184 mm	89	59
1992	38.6 °C13 July 1992	-7.6 °C25 December 1992	15.0 °C	1,239 mm	59	53
1991	36.7 °C24 July 1991	-9.8 °C16 February 1991	16.3 °C	1,006 mm	80	44
1990	37.4 °C30 June 1990	-7.8 °C26 February 1990	16.6 °C	1,101 mm	75	25
1989	36.0 °C2 June 1989	-12.8 °C23 December 1989	14.8 °C	1,381 mm	65	63
1988	41.2 °C18 August 1988	-16.1 °C12 January 1988	14.7 °C	1,022 mm	76	65
1987	38.2 °C3 August 1987	-13.2 °C24 January 1987	15.2 °C	1,055 mm	80	57
1986	38.6 °C19 July 1986	-13.2 °C28 January 1986	15.9 °C	868 mm	90	56
1985	34.6 °C10 June 1985	-20.4 °C21 January 1985	15.4 °C	1,252 mm	54	66
1984	34.9 °C14 June 1984	-14.7 °C8 February 1984	15.0 °C	1,194 mm	44	59
1983	38.6 °C22 July 1983	-16.0 °C25 December 1983	14.6 °C	1,374 mm	69	56
1982	32.9 °C3 July 1982	-15.2 °C11 January 1982	14.9 °C	1,202 mm	38	55
1981	38.5 °C25 June 1981	-14.3 °C31 January 1981	14.6 °C	883 mm	62	74
1980	37.1 °C17 July 1980	-12.0 °C26 December 1980	14.7 °C	960 mm	77	57
1979	34.7 °C10 August 1979	-18.0 °C10 February 1979	14.2 °C	1,282 mm	27	71
1978	35.1 °C28 June 1978	-12.3 °C11 January 1978	14.3 °C	1,240 mm	53	74
1977	39.8 °C9 July 1977	-16.2 °C17 January 1977	15.3 °C	975 mm	78	70
1976	36.1 °C24 July 1976	-13.6 °C19 January 1976	14.7 °C	1,002 mm	56	67
1975	35.5 °C25 August 1975	-10.4 °C19 December 1975	15.5 °C	1,178 mm	66	49
1974	33.3 °C15 July 1974	-8.7 °C27 February 1974	15.1 °C	1,222 mm	34	47
1973	35.0 °C29 August 1973	-12.4 °C18 December 1973	15.1 °C	1,134 mm	48	54
1972	34.9 °C23 July 1972	-16.3 °C16 January 1972	14.5 °C	1,213 mm	43	49
1971	33.7 °C28 June 1971	-11.3 °C2 February 1971	14.9 °C	1,221 mm	33	60
1970	36.6 °C4 July 1970	-16.1 °C9 January 1970	14.9 °C	933 mm	65	70
1969	35.3 °C6 July 1969	-11.3 °C5 January 1969	14.1 °C	935 mm	51	75
1968	35.8 °C22 August 1968	-11.9 °C12 January 1968	14.6 °C	953 mm	58	77
1967	34.3 °C28 May 1967	-13.0 °C25 February 1967	14.7 °C	885 mm	40	56
1966	37.0 °C14 July 1966	-13.9 °C30 January 1966	14.3 °C	1,015 mm	61	65
1965	33.4 °C18 August 1965	-15.6 °C1 February 1965	14.7 °C	940 mm	46	65
1964	35.8 °C10 June 1964	-13.2 °C15 January 1964	14.8 °C	1,275 mm	49	55
1963	35.5 °C10 June 1963	-12.4 °C24 January 1963	14.3 °C	957 mm	56	75
1962	35.0 °C16 July 1962	-14.4 °C13 December 1962	14.4 °C	1,200 mm	57	63
1961	34.9 °C31 July 1961	-11.4 °C28 January 1961	14.7 °C	1,196 mm	61	54
1960	34.7 °C24 June 1960	-11.7 °C6 March 1960	14.2 °C	1,086 mm	57	78
1959	37.8 °C30 June 1959	-11.2 °C18 January 1959	15.4 °C	1,297 mm	57	57
1958	35.0 °C13 June 1958	-15.8 °C17 February 1958	14.0 °C	1,185 mm	57	62
1957	36.1 °C14 July 1957	-13.1 °C18 January 1957	15.5 °C	1,090 mm	67	41
1956	36.0 °C13 August 1956	-5.9 °C27 January 1956	15.3 °C	1,091 mm	72	52
1955	35.9 °C28 July 1955	-11.8 °C13 February 1955	15.0 °C	933 mm	61	72
1954	38.1 °C27 June 1954	-10.0 °C8 December 1954	15.3 °C	945 mm	84	60
1953	37.3 °C31 August 1953	-9.6 °C18 December 1953	16.1 °C	934 mm	81	39
1952	38.5 °C29 July 1952	-8.2 °C31 January 1952	15.3 °C	1,111 mm	75	48
1951	37.1 °C2 June 1951	-11.1 °C4 February 1951	15.0 °C	1,020 mm	60	61
1950	35.1 °C27 June 1950	-9.9 °C26 November 1950	14.8 °C	986 mm	36	58
1949	35.6 °C28 July 1949	-6.5 °C17 December 1949	15.7 °C	1,219 mm	44	42
1948	36.8 °C29 August 1948	-12.6 °C27 December 1948	15.0 °C	1,346 mm	54	55
1947	35.2 °C31 July 1947	-9.8 °C9 February 1947	14.2 °C	1,026 mm	58	73
1946	33.1 °C8 July 1946	-9.0 °C24 January 1946	15.1 °C	1,038 mm	21	44
1945	36.1 °C30 June 1945	-7.4 °C1 February 1945	14.9 °C	1,273 mm	38	48
1944	35.6 °C19 June 1944	-11.4 °C10 January 1944	14.9 °C	1,192 mm	44	50
1943	35.0 °C4 June 1943	-7.5 °C15 February 1943	14.7 °C	1,039 mm	48	53
1942	35.4 °C20 July 1942	-9.2 °C11 January 1942	15.0 °C	1,043 mm	38	52
1941	34.3 °C29 May 1941	-5.5 °C1 March 1941	15.1 °C	1,029 mm	40	56
1940	36.4 °C28 July 1940	-14.7 °C27 January 1940	14.1 °C	1,031 mm	34	54

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.2 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

55 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1107 mm

+3 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.5 °C	-1.8 °C	42 mm	-49 mm
Feb	13.0 °C	+1.6 °C	87 mm	+1 mm
Mar	19.7 °C	+3.9 °C	46 mm	-57 mm
Apr	23.9 °C	+2.7 °C	87 mm	+3 mm
May	25.3 °C	-0.1 °C	179 mm	+88 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+2.1 °C	84 mm	-7 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+1.2 °C	169 mm	+53 mm
Aug	27.0 °C	-2.8 °C	149 mm	+44 mm
Sep	26.5 °C	-0.1 °C	113 mm	+14 mm
Oct	20.4 °C	-1.0 °C	67 mm	-9 mm
Nov	17.3 °C	+1.5 °C	33 mm	-47 mm
Dec	10.5 °C	-0.3 °C	51 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-10.9 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

40.4 mm

7 Apr 2025

Windiest day

32.6 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

101.2 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-15.5 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

2.9 cm

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.2 h

20 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Burlington?

Burlington has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 1,104 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burlington?

The hottest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 41.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Burlington?

The coldest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.4 °C.

Does it snow in Burlington?

Yes. Burlington gets on average 20.0 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.

Has the climate of Burlington warmed?

Yes: Burlington warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Burlington?

The wettest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Burlington?

The windiest day measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Burlington?

The warmest month in Burlington is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Burlington?

Burlington receives on average 1,104 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Burlington?

Burlington gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Burlington?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burlington between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1987, with 31.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Burlington?

Yes: Burlington has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burlington?

In Burlington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 25 June 2025, and the lowest was -26.8 °C on 21 January 1985.

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