Zip 01342 (Deerfield, MA) Climate

The climate in 01342 Deerfield, MA is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are typically warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the low 80s Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with average temperatures between 20°F to 30°F, although temperatures can dip below 0°F at times. Spring and fall are usually breezy but mild, featuring moderate temperatures of 40°F to 60°F.

Deerfield (zip 01342), Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Deerfield (zip 01342) averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Deerfield (zip 01342). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Deerfield (zip 01342) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01342 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01342 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Deerfield, Massachusetts	United States
	47.9 in.	38.1 in.
	44.7 in.	27.8 in.
	126.7 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	82.6°	85.8°
	12.4°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	197 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 01342 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01342 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 01342 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01342 zip code, there are 7.6 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 01342 zip code with an average of 12.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01342 zip code, there are 153.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01342 zip code, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01342 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 01342 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 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 47.9 inches in the 01342 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01342 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 126.7 rainy days annually in the 01342 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 44.7 inches in the 01342 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01342 zip code with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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