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United States / Massachusetts / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Heath / Zip Codes
Heath, MA has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average annual temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7°C). Average summer temperatures range from the upper 60s to mid 80s (17°C to 29°C). Winters are usually quite cold, with temperatures in the 20s and 30s (-1°C to 4°C). The area receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall is very common in the winter months, and occasional snowstorms can dump up to a foot of snow or more.

Heath, Massachusetts gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Heath averages 84 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Heath. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Heath gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 84 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Heath is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Heath, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHeath, MassachusettsUnited States
  52.7 in.38.1 in.
  84.0 in.27.8 in.
  145.5 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  77.2°85.8°
  10.9°21.7°
  6.27
  3.44.3
  1673 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 Heath with an average high temperature of 77.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Massachusetts. In Heath, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Heath are July, August and June.
In Heath, there are 0.6 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 Heath with an average of 10.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Heath, there are 162.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Heath, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Heath 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 Heath with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in Heath means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Heath with 14.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 145.5 rainy days annually in Heath, which is one of the rainiest places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 84.0 inches in Heath means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Heath with 22.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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