Zip 01201 (Pittsfield, MA) Climate

The climate in 01201 Pittsfield, MA is typically hot and humid during the summer months, with temperatures averaging in the high 70s to low 80s. During the winter months, temperatures can drop below freezing and snowfall is common. The yearly rainfall averages out to around 40 inches, making it one of the wettest places in Massachusetts. Average wind speeds tend to remain steady throughout the year, with gusts of up to 30 miles per hour.

Pittsfield (zip 01201), Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pittsfield (zip 01201) averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Pittsfield (zip 01201). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pittsfield (zip 01201) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01201 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 01201 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	United States
	46.4 in.	38.1 in.
	70.7 in.	27.8 in.
	136.1 days	106.2 days
	182 days	205 days
	80.3°	85.8°
	11.0°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.3	4.3
	1008 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 01201 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01201 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 01201 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 01201 zip code, there are 3.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 01201 zip code with an average of 11.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01201 zip code, there are 165.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01201 zip code, there are 11.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01201 zip code 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 July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 01201 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in the 01201 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01201 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 136.1 rainy days annually in the 01201 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 70.7 inches in the 01201 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01201 zip code with 18.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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