Zip 01354 (Gill, MA) Climate

The climate in 01354 Gill, MA is generally mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and 90s Fahrenheit. Winters can be cold and snowy, with temperatures sometimes dipping below zero. Rainfall is consistent throughout the year, but most of it occurs during the spring and summer months. The area receives an average of 40 inches of snow annually.

Gill (zip 01354), Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gill (zip 01354) averages 55 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Gill (zip 01354). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gill (zip 01354) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 12
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01354 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01354 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gill, Massachusetts	United States
	47.7 in.	38.1 in.
	54.5 in.	27.8 in.
	131.8 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	82.3°	85.8°
	11.6°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	526 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 01354 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. In the 01354 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 01354 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01354 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 01354 zip code with an average of 11.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01354 zip code, there are 158.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01354 zip code, there are 10.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01354 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.

July is the wettest month in the 01354 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in the 01354 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01354 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 131.8 rainy days annually in the 01354 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 Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 54.5 inches in the 01354 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01354 zip code with 15.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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