Zip 01027 (Easthampton Town, MA) Climate

01027 Easthampton Town, MA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers have hot and humid weather with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are cold, snowy and windy. Spring and fall are mild with moderate temperatures. Annual precipitation averages about 40 inches, mostly in the form of snow during winter months. The area experiences a range of temperature extremes throughout the year from highs in the mid-90s to lows in the teens.

Easthampton Town (zip 01027), Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Easthampton Town (zip 01027) averages 40 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 Easthampton Town (zip 01027). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Easthampton Town (zip 01027) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01027 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01027 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 01027 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01027 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 01027 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01027 zip code, there are 7.5 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 01027 zip code with an average of 13.7°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01027 zip code, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01027 zip code, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01027 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 01027 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in the 01027 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01027 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 116.2 rainy days annually in the 01027 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.2 inches in the 01027 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01027 zip code with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Liza · Easthampton, MA

air particulates; air quality August 2012

Over 13 years ago

Significant amount of dust, or sand in air. Could be due to open pit mining in area AND perhaps the dump? Causes eye irritation Poor quality air can cause throat More