Hudson, MA Climate


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Hudson, MA is located in the northeastern region of the United States and has a humid continental climate. Summers are usually warm to hot with occasional periods of extreme heat and humidity. Winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures often dipping below zero. The spring season brings welcomed warmth and the fall months bring cooler days and colorful foliage. Precipitation is relatively modest throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches per year, but summer thunderstorms bring heavy rain to the area from time to time.

Hudson, Massachusetts gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hudson averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Hudson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hudson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hudson is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Hudson, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHudson, MassachusettsUnited States
  48.6 in.38.1 in.
  47.9 in.27.8 in.
  124.7 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  82.7°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  6.97
  3.54.3
  210 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 Hudson with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In Hudson, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hudson are June, August and September.
In Hudson, there are 9.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hudson with an average of 15.5°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
In Hudson, there are 141.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
In Hudson, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Hudson is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Hudson with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 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 48.6 inches in Hudson means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Hudson with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 124.7 rainy days annually in Hudson, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 47.9 inches in Hudson means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Hudson with 14.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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