Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:10 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:21 am – 4:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 8°F40 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July75 in of snow a year, on about 36 days4 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rutland station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBear Mountainpeak · 1.3 miLittle Killingtonpeak · under a mileGOV. CLEMENT SHELTERcampground · 2.4 miCHURCHILL SCOTT SHELTERcampground · 4.1 miWoodward Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miNorth Branch Cold Riverriver · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreen Mountain National Forestnational forest · within reach · 412,402 acresPlymsbury Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 1,933 acresGifford Woods State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 107 acresGifford Woods Natural Areastate park · 5.8 miOttauquechee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 263 acresCamp Plymouth State Parkstate park · 9.6 mi · 311 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202046 mi away, near South Glens Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRutland County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 364 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 130main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rutland County monitors, VT
Drinking waterRutland City Water Deptserves 18,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,550 ft1,082 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRutland Regional Medical Center6.9 miPost officeKillington Post Office5.2 miTown hallShrewsbury Town Hall4.3 miPoliceRutland Police Department8.0 miFire stationKillington Fire And Rescue Station 13.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT7.9 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB77 miInterstateI-8920 miUS highwayUS 43.5 miAmtrakJames M Jeffords Station RUD8.2 miCoachMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05741 ZIP area.
