Spring/Summer 2012 Business Travel Guide

Forecast for Your Stay

Stretching for 110 miles along Vermont’s western border, Lake Champlain moderates the area’s temperatures by 5 to 10 degrees compared to the rest of the state. The St. Lawrence Valley storm track helps Vermont rank in the top four states with the least amount of sunshine. The 145-day growing season starts May 30 and ends with the first frost around Oct. 3. Annual average rainfall is 36.05 inches.

Spring’s warm days and cool nights start the sap running in the sugar maples. It also brings “mud season” to the back roads as the frost loosens its grip.

The summers, while not long, are exceptionally pleasant, with an average of only four 90-degree or higher days per year. The average relative humidity is 78 percent.

Fall brings spectacular foliage, with peak colors beginning in the northern regions mid September, gradually moving through the rest of the state by mid October.

Expect snow by the end of November, with the last snowfall in mid-April. The average snowfall of 78.8 inches typically comes in 2- to 5-inch doses.

Call the National Weather Service at Burlington International Airport at 862-2475 for updated weather reports. •

Source: NOAA, The Vermont Road Atlas, Rand McNally Places Rated Almanac, and the Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.

Latest Vermont forecast and conditions

Average Daily Temperatures in Vermont (30 year average highs and lows in degrees Fahrenheit)
	HIGH	LOW
January	25.9	7.6
February	28.2	8.9
March	38.0	20.1
April	53.3	32.6
May	66.1	43.5
June	76.5	53.9
July	81.0	58.5
August	78.3	56.4
September	70.0	48.6
October	58.7	38.8
November	44.3	29.7
December	30.3	14.8