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United States / Massachusetts / Worcester Metro Area / Worcester County / Southbridge Town / Zip Codes
Southbridge Town, MA has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer, temperatures can reach up into the 80s and even 90s on some days, while overnight lows in winter months dip down to below freezing at times. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, with higher amounts in spring and autumn months. Snowfall is also common during winter months, bringing about a beautiful white landscape each year.

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

Southbridge Town averages 49 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Southbridge Town. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Southbridge Town gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Southbridge Town is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Southbridge Town, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSouthbridge Town, MassachusettsUnited States
  49.5 in.38.1 in.
  48.7 in.27.8 in.
  132.1 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  80.8°85.8°
  13.9°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  709 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 Southbridge Town with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In Southbridge Town, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Southbridge Town are August, June and July.
In Southbridge Town, there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Southbridge Town with an average of 13.9°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
In Southbridge Town, there are 148.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.
In Southbridge Town, there are 7.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in Southbridge Town 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 Southbridge Town with 4.7 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 49.5 inches in Southbridge Town means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Southbridge Town with 13.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.1 rainy days annually in Southbridge Town, which is one of the rainiest 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 48.7 inches in Southbridge Town means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Southbridge Town with 14.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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