Oak Bluffs CDP, MA Climate

Oak Bluffs CDP, MA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the low 20s Fahrenheit in winter to the high 70s Fahrenheit in summer. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year at around 45–50 inches annually, mostly coming as rain during the warmer months. Snowfall is light, averaging around 10 inches per season with some years seeing much heavier snowfall than others. Overall, this area features four distinct seasons that provide a variety of climate types for visitors to enjoy.

Climate	Oak Bluffs CDP, Massachusetts	United States
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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.