Zip 01012 (Chesterfield, MA) Climate

01012 Chesterfield, MA is known for its pleasant climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid to upper 80s during the day and dropping into the mid 60s at night. Winters are mild with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives ample rainfall throughout the year, with an average of approximately 50 inches per year. Snowfall usually starts in late November and continues through March, with an average accumulation of around 33 inches each winter season.

Chesterfield (zip 01012), Massachusetts gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chesterfield (zip 01012) averages 77 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Chesterfield (zip 01012). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chesterfield (zip 01012) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 77 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01012 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

8.9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01012 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Chesterfield, Massachusetts	United States
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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 01012 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01012 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 01012 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 01012 zip code, there are 1.8 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 01012 zip code with an average of 10.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01012 zip code, there are 173.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01012 zip code, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01012 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.

October is the wettest month in the 01012 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.9 inches in the 01012 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01012 zip code with 14.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 143.3 rainy days annually in the 01012 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 77.1 inches in the 01012 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01012 zip code with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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