Zip 01225 (Cheshire, MA) Climate

01225 Cheshire, MA has a humid continental climate that is typical of New England. Summers are usually warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures ranging from single digits to the mid 30s. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, although snowfall tends to be heavier in winter months. The area experiences all four seasons and generally enjoys a moderate climate overall.

Cheshire (zip 01225), Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cheshire (zip 01225) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Cheshire (zip 01225). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cheshire (zip 01225) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01225 zip code is 6.4 (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 01225 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cheshire, Massachusetts	United States
	46.1 in.	38.1 in.
	65.1 in.	27.8 in.
	128.9 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	80.2°	85.8°
	10.6°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.3	4.3
	989 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 01225 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01225 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 01225 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 01225 zip code, there are 3.4 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 01225 zip code with an average of 10.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01225 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 01225 zip code, there are 13.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01225 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 August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 01225 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in the 01225 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01225 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 128.9 rainy days annually in the 01225 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 65.1 inches in the 01225 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01225 zip code with 16.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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