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White Christmas odds / Vermont

White Christmas 2026 in Vermont: The Odds, Town by Town

Vermont's best odds of a white Christmas are 99% at Mount Mansfield, almost certain, and 80% at the typical station.

Vermont, at Burlington

62%likely
Burlington International Airport330 ftShare of Christmases with 1 inch or more on the ground, 1991 to 2020
  1. 20162016: 1.2 in
  2. 20172017: 7.1 in
  3. 20182018: 2 in
  4. 20192019: bare
  5. 20202020: bare
  6. 20212021: 3.9 in
  7. 20222022: 3.9 in
  8. 20232023: bare
  9. 20242024: 3.1 in
  10. 20252025: 5 in

1 inch or more bare no report

7 of the last 10 Christmases were white here.

Deeper snow: 41% for 3 inches or more, 28% for 5 inches or more.

Your own town in Vermont:

Photo: “Burns Avenue, Snow - Winter in St. Paul, Minnesota” by Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0

Vermont at a glance

Snow on the ground, Christmas morning
25
Stations in the data
NOAA normals, 1991 to 2020
99%
Best odds in the state
Mount Mansfield, almost certain
80%
Typical station
the middle of the stations we track
63 in
Deepest recent Christmas
Mount Mansfield, 2025
Reference stations

Vermont odds, station by station

The odds of 1, 3 and 5 inches of snow on the ground on December 25, from the 1991 to 2020 NOAA normals, with how many of the last ten Christmases were white where the station reported.

White Christmas odds at Vermont reference stations
StationElevation1 inch+3 inch+5 inch+Last 10
Burlington International Airportlikely330 ft62%41%28%7 of 10
Island Pondalmost certain1,200 ft90%73%61%8 of 10
Rutlandlikely620 ft65%43%27%8 of 10
Saint Johnsburylikely700 ft82%62%47%8 of 10
S Lincolnlikely1,341 ft77%57%44%6 of 8
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Best bets

The best bets in Vermont

The highest and northernmost stations in Vermont have the best odds, and elevation does most of the work. The top four are Mount Mansfield, Island Pond, Jeffersonville and Worcester.

  1. 99%Mount Mansfield3,950 ft, almost certain
  2. 90%Island Pond1,200 ft, almost certain
  3. 89%Jeffersonville1,163 ft, likely
  4. 87%Worcester 2 W1,360 ft, likely
A snow covered road in New Hampshire running between stands of pine and spruce under a clear blue sky
A snow packed road through the pines in New Hampshire. “Snow Covered Road in New Hampshire” by Kieran Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vermont white Christmas questions

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