Adams CDP, MA Climate

Adams CDP, MA has a humid continental climate characterized by four distinct seasons with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit while in the winter it can drop to around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it falling during the summer months when thunderstorms are common. The area also experiences snowfall during winter months, creating beautiful blankets of white that often linger for days at a time.

Climate	Adams CDP, Massachusetts	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.