Zip 01337 (Bernardston, MA) Climate

The climate in 01337 Bernardston, MA is generally pleasant with warm summers and cold winters. The average yearly temperature is between 40°F and 75°F. In the summer months, temperatures remain comfortable with highs in the low 80s. Winters are cold with temperatures often dipping below freezing and occasionally falling into the single digits. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of 46 inches of rainfall annually. Snowfall can be quite heavy in winter months, so residents should plan accordingly for those weather events.

Bernardston (zip 01337), Massachusetts gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bernardston (zip 01337) averages 55 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Bernardston (zip 01337). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bernardston (zip 01337) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 10
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01337 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01337 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bernardston, Massachusetts	United States
	52.0 in.	38.1 in.
	55.3 in.	27.8 in.
	132.7 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	80.8°	85.8°
	10.1°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.4	4.3
	900 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 01337 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01337 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 01337 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 01337 zip code, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 01337 zip code with an average of 10.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01337 zip code, there are 167.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01337 zip code, there are 16.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01337 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 01337 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.0 inches in the 01337 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01337 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 132.7 rainy days annually in the 01337 zip code, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 55.3 inches in the 01337 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01337 zip code with 14.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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