Cummington, MA Climate


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Cummington, MA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures during the summer months are in the mid-70s Fahrenheit while the average low temperatures during the winter months are in the 20s. Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, with an average of over 40 inches annually. Snowfall can also occur from November through April with an average of over 50 inches each year. Cummington experiences quite a bit of seasonal temperature variation and is often prone to severe weather such as thunderstorms, flooding, and blizzards depending on the season.

Cummington, Massachusetts gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cummington averages 77 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Cummington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cummington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 77 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cummington is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Cummington, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCummington, MassachusettsUnited States
  51.9 in.38.1 in.
  77.3 in.27.8 in.
  143.6 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  77.8°85.8°
  11.0°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1014 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 Cummington with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Massachusetts. In Cummington, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cummington are July, August and June.
In Cummington, there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cummington with an average of 11.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Cummington, there are 166.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Cummington, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Cummington 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.
October is the wettest month in Cummington with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.9 inches in Cummington means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Cummington with 14.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 143.6 rainy days annually in Cummington, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 77.3 inches in Cummington means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Cummington with 19.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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