Barre weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Barre, Vermont: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Montpelier - Edward F. Knapp State Airport, 5 km from Barre; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 38.7 in983 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 14
- First fall freeze
- Oct 3
- Heating degree days
- 8,350
- Cooling degree days
- 227
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −14°−26° (heating, 99%) and 88°31° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Barre in January
Highs average 26°−3° and lows 7°−14°, with 2.3 in59 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1950)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 1500
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barre in February
Highs average 29°−2° and lows 9°−13°, with 2.1 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2018)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 1291
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barre in March
Highs average 38°3° and lows 18°−8°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1998)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 1152
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barre in April
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1976)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 724
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Barre in May
Highs average 65°18° and lows 42°5°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2020)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 369
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Barre in June
Highs average 73°23° and lows 51°10°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1995)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 136
- Cooling degree days
- 41
Barre in July
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1977)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 91
Barre in August
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1975)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 69
- Cooling degree days
- 66
Barre in September
Highs average 69°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2002)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 247
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Barre in OctoberThis month
Highs average 55°13° and lows 36°2°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2023)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 605
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barre in November
Highs average 43°6° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.9 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1950)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 918
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barre in December
Highs average 31°0° and lows 15°−9°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 67°19° (1998)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 1296
- Cooling degree days
- 0