Isle La Motte, VT climate
Isle La Motte has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 80 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Isle La Motte feels like
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Isle La Motte weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 9° | 2.3" | 16.9" | 13 | 23 | 3° – 26° |
| February | 29° | 11° | 1.9" | 18.3" | 10 | 22 | 6° – 27° |
| March | 39° | 21° | 2.2" | 16.2" | 11 | 17 | 21° – 40° |
| April | 54° | 34° | 2.9" | 6.2" | 11 | 3 | 39° – 49° |
| May | 67° | 46° | 3.4" | 0.1" | 11 | 0 | 51° – 62° |
| June | 76° | 56° | 4.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 63° – 70° |
| July | 81° | 61° | 3.6" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| August | 79° | 59° | 3.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 65° – 72° |
| September | 71° | 51° | 3.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| October | 57° | 40° | 3.8" | 1.2" | 11 | 0 | 44° – 57° |
| November | 45° | 30° | 2.6" | 5.0" | 11 | 4 | 31° – 43° |
| December | 33° | 18° | 2.6" | 16.0" | 13 | 17 | 18° – 37° |
| Year | 55° | 36° | 36.2" | 79.9" | 137 | 86 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Isle La Motte
Isle La Motte gets 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 137 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 86 days of the year.
About 164 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 12. That leaves about 164 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 67% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Isle La Motte
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Isle La Motte, 92% of that work is heating and 8% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Isle La Motte and its neighbors
Isle La Motte borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.3°. Chazy has the coldest January nights (9°) and North Hero the hottest July afternoons (81°). Isle La Motte’s January low is 9° and its July high 81°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Isle La Motte compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Isle La Motte averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.6°). The shift is larger than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Isle La Motte’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 3° to 26°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Isle La Motte’s climate
What is the coldest month in Isle La Motte?
January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 9°.
What is the hottest month in Isle La Motte?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 61°. About 4 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Isle La Motte get?
About 80 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Isle La Motte?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 12, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Isle La Motte?
June, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Isle La Motte itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at St Albans Radio, VT (13 mi, snow) and Chazy, NY (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.