Average Precipitation for Vermont in May

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during May at cities and other locations in Vermont.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern, Central and Northern Vermont.

Southern Vermont

Average monthly precipitation in May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
14 Bennington 3.5 88
14 Cavendish 3.9 99
13 Rutland 3.6 92
13 Woodstock 3.6 92

Central Vermont

May averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
13 Montpelier 4.4 112
13 Rochester 3.9 98
14 South Lincoln 4.6 116

Northern Vermont

Average amount of rain and snow in May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
14 Burlington 3.8 96
15 Essex Junction 4.0 101
16 Island Pond 4.1 105
15 Mount Mansfield 6.9 175
14 Newport 3.9 100
13 Smugglers' Notch  4.8 123
12 South Hero 3.4 85
11 St Albans 3.2 82
14 St Johnsbury 3.7 95
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Vermont Precipitation
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