Burlington, VT Pollen Count
Burlington, VT · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Burlington — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Burlington Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Burlington residents check each morning
The Burlington pollen count today is 14 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 18 today. The full split is tree pollen 0.6, grass pollen 0.6, weed pollen 18. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Burlington page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Burlington pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Monday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Burlington residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Burlington pollen count today?
The Burlington pollen count today is 14 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Burlington: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Burlington allergies today
Burlington allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 14 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Burlington allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Burlington.
Allergies in Burlington follow the Vermont calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Burlington before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Burlington allergy forecast: today reads 14 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Burlington allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Burlington today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Burlington allergy count today is 14 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Burlington: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 14 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 9 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 9 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 15 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 15 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Burlington’s pollen count to peak on Monday at 15 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Burlington
What is driving Burlington’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 14 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 18 (Low on its own scale) — about 94% of the four category readings added together, 17.4 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 0.6. A weed-led total is the classic late-year shape: tree and grass pollen have usually receded, leaving weed pollen — and on damp days mold — to make up most of what the index records. Weed pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the Vermont weed chapter runs August to September — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Burlington, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The Vermont guide’s account of Vermont names birch — among the most potent tree pollens in the North — dominating April into May, after sugar maple from March — the pollens behind readings of this shape in this state — and the split shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 9 to 15, never changing band. Today’s 14 sits 2 points above the window’s average of 12.4 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Burlington now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Burlington were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 0.6 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 18 (Low).
In the Northern New England pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring birch, maple and oak, summer hayfield grasses and a short late-summer ragweed run — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Burlington pollen through the year
The Burlington pollen year runs in chapters, set by the Northern New England pattern and the Vermont calendar. Trees come first: alder and maple stir in late March in the south, and the burst crests through April and May — birch above all, with maple and oak — later with every mile north. Grasses take the middle of the year: hayfield and pasture grasses own June and July, cresting around the first hay cutting. Weeds close it out: ragweed runs August into September and is ended by an early first frost — earliest inland and in the north. Mold bookends the year — mud-season stirrings in March and leaf-litter mold returning in the fall — and the coast trades some pollen intensity for fog, damp and summer mold.
The Vermont allergy season guide names birch — among the most potent tree pollens in the North — dominating April into May, after sugar maple from March. The Lake Champlain valley runs the state’s earliest, longest season, while the Northeast Kingdom runs its latest and shortest, with the Green Mountains sorting the two. Summer belongs to grass from dairy hayfields — timothy, orchard grass and their kin — cresting around the first hay cutting in June and July.
November falls between the main chapters of the Vermont pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 7 months of the Vermont year, March to September — a compressed season, which is why its chapters arrive in quick succession. The full calendar is set out in the Vermont allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Burlington pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down even in a month when Burlington, VT pollen is usually more active. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Burlington in today’s national picture
At 14 (Low), Burlington ranks joint 69664th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Burlington: Winooski, VT (3 miles away) reads 14 (Low); South Burlington, VT (5 miles away) reads 13 (Low); Essex Junction, VT (6 miles away) reads 5 (Low). Burlington reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Vermont’s 179 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Rutland to 27 in Alburgh.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Burlington resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Burlington, VT can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Burlington in its local area
Burlington is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont. Its population is 44,649 (ACS 2023).
Across Vermont’s 179 tracked cities, Burlington ranks joint 3rd today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Burlington, VT pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Winooski pollen count (3 miles away)
- South Burlington pollen count (5 miles away)
- Essex Junction pollen count (6 miles away)
- Shelburne pollen count (7 miles away)
- St. George pollen count (9 miles away)
- Milton pollen count (11 miles away)
From Pollen Atlas News
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Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).