Zip 01226 (Dalton, MA) Climate

The climate in 01226 Dalton, MA is a humid continental climate, characterized by mild summers and cold winters. Summers in the area are warm with temperatures ranging from 62-87°F. Winters are typically cold, with temperatures ranging from 25-45°F. Precipitation is generally high throughout the year, with over 40 inches of rain or snowfall annually. The area also experiences significant seasonal variation in sunshine hours, with longer days and more sunshine during the summer and shorter days and less sunshine during winter months.

Dalton (zip 01226), Massachusetts gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dalton (zip 01226) averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Dalton (zip 01226). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dalton (zip 01226) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 11
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01226 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 01226 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 01226 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01226 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 01226 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 01226 zip code, there are 2.2 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 01226 zip code with an average of 10.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01226 zip code, there are 163.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01226 zip code, there are 12.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01226 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 01226 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in the 01226 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01226 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 136.7 rainy days annually in the 01226 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 70.9 inches in the 01226 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01226 zip code with 18.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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