climigo

Massachusetts

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid December–February (freezing).

Climate zones

ConnecticutRhode IslandNew YorkVermontNew HampshireMaineBostonBostonBostonSalemSalemSalemWorcesterWorcesterWorcesterSpringfieldSpringfieldSpringfieldFoxboroughFoxboroughFoxboroughMartha's VineyardMartha's VineyardMartha's Vineyard

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 2°−8° snow likely
February 3°−7° snow likely
March 8°−3°
April 14°3°
May 20°8°
June 25°13°
July 28°17°
August 27°16°
September 23°12°
October 17°6°
November 10°0°
December 5°−5° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−8.0 · 1.5 °CJanuary: −8.0 · 1.5 °C−6.9 · 3.1 °CFebruary: −6.9 · 3.1 °C−3.2 · 7.7 °CMarch: −3.2 · 7.7 °C2.5 · 14.4 °CApril: 2.5 · 14.4 °C8.2 · 20.2 °CMay: 8.2 · 20.2 °C13.3 · 25.1 °CJune: 13.3 · 25.1 °C16.5 · 28.1 °CJuly: 16.5 · 28.1 °C15.5 · 27.2 °CAugust: 15.5 · 27.2 °C11.8 · 23.4 °CSeptember: 11.8 · 23.4 °C5.7 · 16.8 °COctober: 5.7 · 16.8 °C0.2 · 10.3 °CNovember: 0.2 · 10.3 °C−4.5 · 4.7 °CDecember: −4.5 · 4.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −8.0 – 1.5 °C
Feb −6.9 – 3.1 °C
Mar −3.2 – 7.7 °C
Apr 2.5 – 14.4 °C
May 8.2 – 20.2 °C
Jun 13.3 – 25.1 °C
Jul 16.5 – 28.1 °C
Aug 15.5 – 27.2 °C
Sep 11.8 – 23.4 °C
Oct 5.7 – 16.8 °C
Nov 0.2 – 10.3 °C
Dec −4.5 – 4.7 °C

How much it rains

January 98 mm9 d
February 88 mm8 d
March 111 mm9 d
April 108 mm10 d
May 103 mm10 d
June 108 mm10 d
July 107 mm9 d
August 104 mm8 d
September 105 mm7 d
October 121 mm9 d
November 91 mm8 d
December 118 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec98 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 98 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day88 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 88 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day111 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 111 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day108 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 108 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day103 mm · 10 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 103 mm · 10 rain days · 10 mm a day108 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 108 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day107 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 107 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day104 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 104 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day105 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 105 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day121 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayOctober: 121 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day91 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 91 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day118 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 118 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 98 mm9 d
Feb 88 mm8 d
Mar 111 mm9 d
Apr 108 mm10 d
May 103 mm10 d
Jun 108 mm10 d
Jul 107 mm9 d
Aug 104 mm8 d
Sep 105 mm7 d
Oct 121 mm9 d
Nov 91 mm8 d
Dec 118 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 26
February 10 h 36
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 21
May 14 h 34
June 15 h 14
July 14 h 58
August 13 h 54
September 12 h 31
October 11 h 07
November 9 h 49
December 9 h 08

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 10 cm
February 15 cm
March 10 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 5 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec10 cmJanuary: 10 cm15 cmFebruary: 15 cm10 cmMarch: 10 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm5 cmDecember: 5 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 10 cm
Feb 15 cm
Mar 10 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 5 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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