Cheshire, MA Climate

Cheshire, MA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average high temperature during winter months is typically in the mid-30s Fahrenheit, while the average high temperature during summer months is generally in the upper 70s Fahrenheit. Average annual precipitation totals around 40 inches of rain and snow combined, and Cheshire experiences all four seasons each year. Winters are generally wetter than the other seasons with heavy snowfall at times, while summers are usually quite dry with frequent heat waves.

Cheshire, Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cheshire averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Cheshire. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cheshire gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 11
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cheshire is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Cheshire, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cheshire, Massachusetts	United States
	46.0 in.	38.1 in.
	65.1 in.	27.8 in.
	129.1 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	80.2°	85.8°
	10.7°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.3	4.3
	984 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 Cheshire with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Cheshire, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cheshire are August, June and July.

In Cheshire, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cheshire with an average of 10.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In Cheshire, there are 166.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In Cheshire, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in Cheshire 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 August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in Cheshire with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in Cheshire means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in Cheshire with 12.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 129.1 rainy days annually in Cheshire, which is rainier than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 65.1 inches in Cheshire means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Cheshire with 16.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.