Climate in Zip 02141 (Cambridge, MA)

Cambridge (zip 02141), Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cambridge (zip 02141) averages 49 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 Cambridge (zip 02141). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cambridge (zip 02141) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02141 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

July is the hottest month for the 02141 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. In the 02141 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 02141 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 02141 zip code, there are 10.6 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 02141 zip code with an average of 19.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

In the 02141 zip code, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02141 zip code, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02141 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 02141 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.9 inches in the 02141 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 02141 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in the 02141 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 49.4 inches in the 02141 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 02141 zip code with 14.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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