Lenox, MA Climate

Lenox, MA has a continental climate. Winters in Lenox are known for being cold and snowy with the average temperature ranging from 25 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. There is usually at least 40 inches of snow that the town receives each winter season. Summers in Lenox are generally mild with average temperatures ranging from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The town experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year with an abundance of sunny days in summer and spring time. Rainfall during the year ranges from 2-3 inches per month on average.

Lenox, Massachusetts gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lenox averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Lenox. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lenox gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lenox 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 Lenox, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lenox, Massachusetts	United States
	46.5 in.	38.1 in.
	62.4 in.	27.8 in.
	129.8 days	106.2 days
	185 days	205 days
	80.4°	85.8°
	11.1°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.3	4.3
	1257 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 Lenox with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Lenox, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lenox are August, June and July.

In Lenox, 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 Lenox with an average of 11.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In Lenox, there are 165.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In Lenox, 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 Lenox 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 Lenox with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Lenox means that it is drier than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in Lenox with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 129.8 rainy days annually in Lenox, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 62.4 inches in Lenox means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Lenox with 16.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.