Zip 02047 (Humarock, MA) Climate

02047 Humarock, MA has a humid subtropical climate. This means that summers are hot and humid, with plenty of thunderstorms. Winter temperatures are mild, but the area can get some snowfall at times. The average summer temperature is around 75°F, while winter temperatures average around 35°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed between rain and snow throughout the year, with an average of about 45 inches annually. Humidity levels tend to be above 80% during the summer months, so it's important to stay hydrated when spending time outdoors in this area.

Humarock (zip 02047), Massachusetts gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Humarock (zip 02047) averages 43 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 Humarock (zip 02047). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Humarock (zip 02047) 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02047 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 02047 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Humarock, Massachusetts	United States
	53.3 in.	38.1 in.
	42.7 in.	27.8 in.
	131.9 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	83.2°	85.8°
	19.5°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.3	4.3
	84 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 02047 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Massachusetts. In the 02047 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 02047 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 02047 zip code, there are 12.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 02047 zip code with an average of 19.5°. This is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02047 zip code, there are 118.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

In the 02047 zip code, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02047 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 02047 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.3 inches in the 02047 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 02047 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 131.9 rainy days annually in the 02047 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 Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.7 inches in the 02047 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 02047 zip code with 12.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Lynn · Scituate, MA

River, Boating and Beach at your doorstep

Over 9 years ago

The neighborhood of Humarock Beach is a peninsula of land belonging to the town of Scituate, MA. In the great storm of 1898, the beach was breached from Scituate and More

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