Rutland climate — normals and trends
Rutland (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 1,101 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Rutland averages 152 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Rutland has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 1 July 2018) and the coldest -35.7 °C (on 7 February 1993).
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
RutlandVermont
- coords
- 43.61°, -72.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
11.4°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,101mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
170.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.1 °C
1 July 2018
Coldest day
-35.7 °C
7 February 1993
Wettest day
113 mm
28 August 2011
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
145.8 km/h
26 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
1 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
7 February 1993
Snowiest day
39.0 cm
14 February 2007
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 2021
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 | -3.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 44 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 90 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 94 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 93 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 219 mm | +115 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 92 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 142 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 84 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -1.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 77 mm | -12 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 6.6 °C and it receives 1,101 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 1 July 2018, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rutland?
The coldest day measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1993, at -35.7 °C.
Does it snow in Rutland?
Yes. Rutland gets on average 170.8 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Rutland warmed?
Yes: Rutland warmed by +2.0 °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 28 August 2011, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rutland?
The windiest day measured in Rutland between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rutland?
The warmest month in Rutland is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Rutland?
Rutland receives on average 1,101 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rutland?
Rutland gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 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 14 February 2007, with 39.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rutland?
Yes: Rutland has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rutland?
In Rutland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 1 July 2018, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 7 February 1993.
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