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United States / Massachusetts / Barnstable Town Metro Area / Barnstable County / Harwich Center / Zip Codes
Harwich Center, MA has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures can get up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and drop to around 65 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Winters are generally mild with temperatures ranging from 35 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 49 inches of precipitation annually, spread out over the course of the year.

Harwich Center, Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harwich Center averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Harwich Center. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harwich Center gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harwich Center is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Harwich Center, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarwich Center, MassachusettsUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  25.5 in.27.8 in.
  107.5 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  77.8°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.17
  3.44.3
  49 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 Harwich Center with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Massachusetts. In Harwich Center, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harwich Center are July, August and June.
In Harwich Center, there are 0.9 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 Harwich Center with an average of 23.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.
In Harwich Center, there are 97.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.
In Harwich Center, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Harwich Center but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and September.
March is the wettest month in Harwich Center with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Harwich Center means that it is drier than most places in Massachusetts.
December is the rainiest month in Harwich Center with 11.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in Harwich Center, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.5 inches in Harwich Center means that it is less snowy than most places in Massachusetts. February is the snowiest month in Harwich Center with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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