Zip 01721 (Ashland, MA) Climate

01721 Ashland, MA has a humid continental climate characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the low 80s to mid 90s with high humidity levels. Winters can be long and cold with temperatures falling into the teens and single digits on average, accompanied by snowfall throughout most of the season. Spring brings milder temperatures in the 50s and 60s and rain showers while fall brings cooler weather in the 40's and 50's. The area sees an average of 48 inches of rain each year with an average of 6 inches of snowfall annually.

Ashland (zip 01721), Massachusetts gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashland (zip 01721) averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Ashland (zip 01721). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashland (zip 01721) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 15
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01721 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01721 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ashland, Massachusetts	United States
	48.7 in.	38.1 in.
	44.5 in.	27.8 in.
	118.7 days	106.2 days
	198 days	205 days
	83.2°	85.8°
	15.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	197 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 01721 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Massachusetts. In the 01721 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 01721 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 01721 zip code, there are 11.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 01721 zip code with an average of 15.0°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01721 zip code, there are 145.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01721 zip code, there are 5.2 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 01721 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 01721 zip code with 4.5 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 48.7 inches in the 01721 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01721 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 118.7 rainy days annually in the 01721 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.5 inches in the 01721 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01721 zip code with 13.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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