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United States / Massachusetts / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Hawley / Zip Codes
Hawley, MA has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average summer high temperature is around 79°F (26°C), while the average winter low temperature can reach as low as 1°F (-17°C). Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with most of it occurring in the warmer months. Snowfall varies from season to season, but on average there are around 50 inches of snow each year. The humidity levels remain fairly consistent throughout the year, ranging from 40-80%.

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

Hawley averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Hawley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hawley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hawley is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Hawley, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHawley, MassachusettsUnited States
  49.7 in.38.1 in.
  71.1 in.27.8 in.
  141.6 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  79.3°85.8°
  11.3°21.7°
  6.37
  3.44.3
  1755 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 Hawley with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Hawley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hawley are August, July and June.
In Hawley, there are 1.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hawley with an average of 11.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Hawley, there are 164.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Hawley, there are 10.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Hawley 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 Hawley with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.7 inches in Hawley means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Hawley with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 141.6 rainy days annually in Hawley, 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 71.1 inches in Hawley means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Hawley with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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