Burlington weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Burlington is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August and July close behind. Burlington averages about 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,916
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 1,062 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 52k
- Elevation
- 99 m
When is the best time to visit Burlington?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Burlington is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Burlington?
Burlington gets a moderate 1,916 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate September (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #433 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,062 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 55 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -12° / 10°F | 58 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 67 mm | 3 |
| April | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 86 mm | 4 |
| May | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 102 mm | 5 |
| June | 66 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 128 mm | 6 |
| July | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 109 mm | 6 |
| August | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 100 mm | 6 |
| September | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 86 mm | 4 |
| October | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 113 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 83 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Montréal Canada · 118 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 120 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Albany United States · 199 km · best in May · 2,041 h sun/yr
- Ottawa Canada · 220 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
- Manchester (New Hampshire) United States · 220 km · best in Sep · 2,158 h sun/yr
- Portland (Maine) United States · 245 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Plattsburgh United States · 32 km · 1,916 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saranac Lake United States · 84 km · 1,831 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Rutland United States · 106 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lebanon United States · 116 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Burlington compares month by month: Burlington vs Montréal · Burlington vs Ottawa · Burlington vs Albany · Burlington vs Quebec · all comparisons
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