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United States / Massachusetts / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Shutesbury / Zip Codes
Shutesbury, MA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with average temperatures in the mid 80s Fahrenheit (29-31 Celsius). Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures generally in the teens or twenties Fahrenheit (-7 to -1 Celsius). Spring is cool with frequent rain showers, while autumn brings cooler temperatures and bright fall foliage. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 43 inches (109 cm) annually.

Shutesbury, Massachusetts gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shutesbury averages 58 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 Shutesbury. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shutesbury 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Shutesbury is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Shutesbury, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Shutesbury with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Shutesbury, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shutesbury are August, July and June.
In Shutesbury, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shutesbury with an average of 11.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Shutesbury, there are 164.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In Shutesbury, there are 8.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Shutesbury 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 Shutesbury with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.7 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 51.1 inches in Shutesbury means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Shutesbury with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 124.6 rainy days annually in Shutesbury, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 58.0 inches in Shutesbury means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Shutesbury with 15.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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