Hot Weather

• Stay in the shade, air-conditioning if you can, or cool places such as basements.
• Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.
• Take cool showers.
• Use fans, but don't rely on them as the only way to stay cool.
• Go to air-conditioned public buildings.
• Sleep without sheets.
• Avoid hot drinks and meals.

• Drink more water than usual, especially if you're exercising or active outdoors.
• Be proactive, don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water.
• Don't drink alcoholic or caffeinated beverages.

• Follow local weather and news reports.
• Sign up for weather alerts at VT-Alert.
• Follow excessive heat alerts and forecasts from the National Weather Service.
• Try out the National Weather Service Experimental Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook.
• Check Health Department social media (Instagram and Facebook) and Vermont Emergency Management social media (Instagram, X and Facebook).

• Take it easy when it's hot.
• Reduce outdoor work and exercise, and limit it to the cooler parts of the day.
• Ask for help if you feel sick.
• Stop what you are doing if you feel faint or weak.
• Be more cautious if you have a chronic health condition.

• Call your loved ones and neighbors to check on them, especially if they are older or have chronic health conditions.
• Make sure they are drinking enough water and are staying cool.
• Remind them to take heat seriously.

• Draw light-colored shades to keep out the sun — dark-colored shades can be less effective.
• Close windows during the day when it is hotter outside than inside.
• Open windows at night when it's cooler outside than inside.
• Use fans to blow in cooler outside air or vent out warmer inside air.
• Limit use of the stove, oven and other heat-generating appliances.

• Seal air leaks and increase insulation to keep buildings cooler in summer (and warmer in winter).
• Plant trees and shrubs around buildings to increase summer shade and cooling breezes.
• Replace incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs that stay much cooler and save energy.
• Install a heat pump or an efficient air conditioner.
• Learn more about ways to keep your home cool at Efficiency Vermont.

County Maps of Cooling Sites

Note that Chittenden County does not include cooling sites in Burlington. A separate map of the City of Burlington is below.

Planning to print? These maps look best printed on 11x17" paper.

Addison County | Bennington County | Caledonia County | Chittenden County (no Burlington sites) | Essex County | Franklin County | Grand Isle County | Lamoille County | Orange County | Orleans County | Rutland County | Washington County | Windham County | Windsor County

City/Town Maps of Cooling Sites

Planning to print? These maps look best printed on 8.5x11" paper.

City of Burlington | Town of Middlebury | City of Montpelier | City of Saint Albans

List of Cooling Sites by Town

Type the town name in the search bar to filter by town.