Burlington weather in July

In July, Burlington sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Burlington's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
1st warmest
Overnight low
61°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:27 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Burlington is city in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.

Density
1,058/km²
people per km²
Founded
1783

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month.

A typical July day in Burlington reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Burlington

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Burlington weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°2.510.19.390.0
Feb29° / 13°2.28.98.110.10.0
Mar38° / 23°2.911711.60.1
Apr53° / 36°3.411.62.713.22.7
May65° / 46°3.411.90.114.65.6
Jun74° / 55°3.812015.36.4
Jul79° / 61°3.311.80156.4
Aug77° / 60°3.111.4013.96.7
Sep69° / 53°3.39.8012.36.4
Oct56° / 42°4.212.40.510.73.6
Nov44° / 32°3.212.549.40.7
Dec33° / 22°3.012.19.38.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55149
65248
75248
85347
95347
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Burlington gets around 3.3 in of rain over 11.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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739
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1282728143
2272729143
3262829153
4252829153
5242928153
6242928163
7233028163
8223028173
9213028183
10212928183
11202928193
12202929203
13192929203
14182929213
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16172830223
17172830223
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19162831233
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:177:36
215.34:177:36
315.34:187:35
415.34:187:35
515.34:197:35
615.34:207:35
715.24:207:34
815.24:217:34
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1115.24:237:33
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1715.04:287:29
1815.04:297:28
1915.04:307:28
2014.94:317:27
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2214.94:337:25
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2514.84:367:22
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2714.74:387:20
2814.74:397:19
2914.64:407:18
3014.64:417:17
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
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86.0Intense
96.0Bright
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285.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Burlington

In seasonPeak

In July, Burlington sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Burlington sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Burlington?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Burlington for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Burlington in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Burlington sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Burlington in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burlington peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burlington?

Burlington sits at 44.5°N, 73.2°W, 200 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Burlington, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Burlington

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Burlington.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Burlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 ft around an average of 194 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,308 ft.

The land around Burlington is covered by trees (39%), water (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and water (38%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
367 ft
10 miles
1,191 ft
50 miles
5,308 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: South Burlington 1.9 mi · Colchester 5.6 mi · Plattsburgh 19 mi · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 58 mi · Rutland 61 mi · Saint-Constant 64 mi · Candiac 65 mi · Sainte-Catherine 66 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Burlington (44.4759°, -73.2121°, elevation 200 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).