Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:07 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:24 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 13°F38 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month June88 in of snow a year, on about 55 days8 days above 90°F, 145 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Burlington Intl Ap station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsCamels Hump State Parkstate park · 4.2 mi · 369 acresRobbins Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 145 acresLake Iroquois Recreation District, VTFWD Accesspark · 3.2 mi · 155 acresFred Johnson Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 128 acresGeprag's Parkpark · 5.2 mi · 87 acresRaven Ridge Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 162 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200235 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChittenden County, VT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chittenden County monitors, VT
Drinking waterBurlington Dept Public Works Water Divserves 42,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,078 ft329 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFletcher Allen Health Care Medical Center Fanny Allen Campus11.5 miPost officeHuntington Post Office3.0 miTown hallRichmond Municipal Building3.0 miPoliceRichmond Police Department3.0 miFire stationRichmond Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV10 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB118 miInterstateI-893.1 miUS highwayUS 23.1 miAmtrakAmtrak Station ESX10 miCoachBurlington International AirportVermont Translines10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05466 ZIP area.
