Windy cities · Vermont
How windy is Burlington?
Across a typical year, the wind in Burlington averages about 7.9 mph.
January is the windiest month, at about 8.9 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.6 mph. There’s no wind at all about 15% of the time. That makes it the joint 54th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 18 mph.
Burlington averages about 7.9 mph, and it’s calm about 15% of the time, so Lake Champlain gets plenty of glassy mornings.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 7.9 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | January, 8.9 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 6.6 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 15% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- New Orleans, Louisiana: about 7.9 mph
- Las Vegas, Nevada: about 8 mph
- Peoria, Illinois: about 8 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014742. Average wind speed, not gusts.