Zip 02703 (Attleboro, MA) Climate

02703 Attleboro, MA has a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The area gets an average of 48 inches of precipitation per year, including both rain and snowfall. Winters are typically very cold and snowy, with temperatures often dipping below freezing at night. Summers in the area are usually hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s during the day. Fall is generally mild but can bring sudden temperature fluctuations. Spring is mild as well but can bring some powerful thunderstorms throughout April and May.

Attleboro (zip 02703), Massachusetts gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Attleboro (zip 02703) averages 40 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 Attleboro (zip 02703). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Attleboro (zip 02703) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02703 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 02703 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Attleboro, Massachusetts	United States
	51.1 in.	38.1 in.
	40.3 in.	27.8 in.
	122.5 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	82.9°	85.8°
	17.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	156 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 the 02703 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In the 02703 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 02703 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 02703 zip code, there are 9.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 02703 zip code with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02703 zip code, there are 133.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02703 zip code, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02703 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 02703 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.1 inches in the 02703 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 02703 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 122.5 rainy days annually in the 02703 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.3 inches in the 02703 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 02703 zip code with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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