Burlington has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), with cold winters and warm to hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperatures range from in January to in July. The annual precipitation of is well-distributed throughout the year, but the summer months are the wettest. The city's location east of Lake Champlain sometimes accounts for localized snow squalls, producing up to in 12 hours on rare occasions. Annual snowfall averages , but this figure can fluctuate greatly from one year to another. Temperature extremes have ranged from on January 15, 1957, and February 12, 1979, to on August 11, 1944. The most recorded snowfall from a single storm is , which fell January 2–3, 2010.
Burlington has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), with cold winters and warm to hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperatures range from in January to in July. The annual precipitation of is well-distributed throughout the year, but the summer months are the wettest. The city's location east of Lake Champlain sometimes accounts for localized snow squalls, producing up to in 12 hours on rare occasions. Annual snowfall averages , but this figure can fluctuate greatly from one year to another. Temperature extremes have ranged from on January 15, 1957, and February 12, 1979, to on August 11, 1944. The most recorded snowfall from a single storm is , which fell January 2–3, 2010.