Climate in Norton, Massachusetts

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

Norton averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Norton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Norton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Norton is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

July is the hottest month for Norton with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In Norton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Norton are June, August and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Norton with an average of 17.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

In Norton, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Massachusetts.

In Norton, there are 134.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In Norton, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

March is the wettest month in Norton with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in Norton means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in Norton with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 117.3 rainy days annually in Norton, which is less rainy than most 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 41.0 inches in Norton means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Norton with 12.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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