Barre, MA Climate


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Barre, MA has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months reaches close to 80°F, while the lows drop down to around 50°F. During the winter, temperatures usually stay in the 20s during the day, while overnight lows can drop into single digits. Barre receives an average of 45 inches of precipitation a year, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the four seasons. Snowfall averages around 45 inches during the winter months as well.

Barre, Massachusetts gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barre averages 55 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 Barre. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barre gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barre is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Barre, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarre, MassachusettsUnited States
  50.9 in.38.1 in.
  55.4 in.27.8 in.
  131.5 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  79.8°85.8°
  12.5°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  912 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 Barre with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Barre, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barre are August, July and June.
In Barre, there are 3.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Barre with an average of 12.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Barre, there are 158.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Barre, there are 10.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Barre is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Barre with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in Barre means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Barre with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 131.5 rainy days annually in Barre, which is one of the rainiest 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 55.4 inches in Barre means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Barre with 14.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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