Medway, MA Climate

Medway, MA enjoys a continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers in Medway are generally hot and humid with average high temperatures in the mid-80s and lows in the upper 60s. Winters are cold and snowy, with highs ranging from the upper 30s to low 40s and snowfall averaging about 50 inches per year. Spring is mild and pleasant, with temperatures in the mid-50s to mid-60s, while fall is cool and crisp with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-40s to mid-60s.

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

Medway averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Medway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medway gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Medway is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 5 Winter

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

Climate	Medway, Massachusetts	United States
	49.8 in.	38.1 in.
	43.6 in.	27.8 in.
	116.6 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	16.1°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	197 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 Medway with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In Medway, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Medway are June, August and September.

In Medway, there are 10.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Medway with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In Medway, there are 139.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In Medway, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Medway but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in Medway with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in Medway means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in Medway with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Medway, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.6 inches in Medway means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Medway with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.