Brimfield, MA Climate


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Brimfield, MA has a humid continental climate, with cold and snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature in summer is around 75°F (24°C), while in winter the temperature drops to an average of 21°F (-6°C). Rainfall is fairly even throughout the year, with an annual average of 43 inches (110 cm). Snowfall in Brimfield is heavy but highly variable; some years get more than 95 inches (2.4 meters) of snow, while other years will see only 10-15 inches (25-38 cm).

Brimfield, Massachusetts gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brimfield averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Brimfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brimfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Brimfield is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Brimfield, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrimfield, MassachusettsUnited States
  49.8 in.38.1 in.
  51.3 in.27.8 in.
  128.2 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  80.8°85.8°
  14.0°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  666 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Brimfield with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Brimfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brimfield are August, June and July.
In Brimfield, there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brimfield with an average of 14.0°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
In Brimfield, there are 146.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
In Brimfield, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Brimfield is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Brimfield with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in Brimfield means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Brimfield with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 128.2 rainy days annually in Brimfield, which is rainier than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 51.3 inches in Brimfield means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Brimfield with 13.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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