Zip 02032 (East Walpole, MA) Climate

The climate in 02032 East Walpole, MA is fairly mild and temperate with cold winters and warm summers. Average annual temperatures range from a low of 30°F in January to a high of 75°F in July. Rainfall totals average 41 inches per year, with most of the rain falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages around 38 inches per season, with snow usually seen from November to March. The area generally enjoys long stretches of comfortable weather during the spring and fall seasons.

East Walpole (zip 02032), Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Walpole (zip 02032) averages 47 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 East Walpole (zip 02032). The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Walpole (zip 02032) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 17
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02032 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 02032 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	East Walpole, Massachusetts	United States
	47.8 in.	38.1 in.
	47.2 in.	27.8 in.
	121.8 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	82.6°	85.8°
	16.8°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.5	4.3
	157 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 02032 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In the 02032 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 02032 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 02032 zip code, there are 9.2 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 02032 zip code with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02032 zip code, there are 139.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02032 zip code, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02032 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 02032 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in the 02032 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 02032 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 121.8 rainy days annually in the 02032 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 47.2 inches in the 02032 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 02032 zip code with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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