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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Mountainpeak · under a mileCold Riverriver · 5.2 miBald Mountainpeak · 3.1 miCHURCHILL SCOTT SHELTERcampground · 3.2 miRutland City Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miNorth Branch Cold Riverriver · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreen Mountain National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 412,402 acresNorthwood Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 156 acresWhite Memorial Parkpark · 3.2 miGifford Woods State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 107 acresGifford Woods Natural Areastate park · 6.1 miPlymsbury Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 1,933 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 202043 mi away, near South Glens Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202043 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 serving the town
Elevation2,134 ft650 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRutland Regional Medical Center2.9 miPost officeRutland Post Office3.8 miTown hallMendon Town Office1.8 miPoliceVermont State Police Rutland Barracks - Troop B3.4 miFire stationCity of Rutland Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVermont State University Castleton Campus13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT6.9 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB75 miInterstateI-8922 miUS highwayUS 41.5 miAmtrakJames M Jeffords Station RUD3.8 miCoachMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines3.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05702 ZIP area.
