Zip 01844 (Methuen Town, MA) Climate

01844 Methuen Town, MA experiences a humid continental climate, characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Summers typically range from hot to very hot and often experience occasional thunderstorms and showers. Winters tend to be cold with frequent snowfall, although temperatures can occasionally reach into the low 40s during the warmer months of winter. The area receives an average of just under 40 inches of rain annually, with snowfall ranging from 20 to 30 inches. Spring and autumn are generally mild and pleasant times of year.

Methuen Town (zip 01844), Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Methuen Town (zip 01844) averages 56 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 Methuen Town (zip 01844). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Methuen Town (zip 01844) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 16
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01844 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

9.3 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01844 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Methuen Town, Massachusetts	United States
	48.1 in.	38.1 in.
	56.0 in.	27.8 in.
	126.3 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	82.5°	85.8°
	15.8°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.2	4.3
	153 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 01844 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01844 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 01844 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01844 zip code, there are 10.2 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 01844 zip code with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01844 zip code, there are 133.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01844 zip code, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01844 zip code 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.

March is the wettest month in the 01844 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in the 01844 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01844 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 126.3 rainy days annually in the 01844 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 56.0 inches in the 01844 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01844 zip code with 16.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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