Zip 01238 (Lee, MA) Climate

The climate in 01238 Lee, MA is temperate and mild. During the summer months, average temperatures range from the mid-60s to upper 70s, while winters are typically cold with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with some snowfall during winter months. Overall, Lee experiences four distinct seasons and has a comfortable climate that makes it an enjoyable place to live throughout the year.

Lee (zip 01238), Massachusetts gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lee (zip 01238) averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Lee (zip 01238). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lee (zip 01238) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01238 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 01238 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lee, Massachusetts	United States
	47.3 in.	38.1 in.
	59.3 in.	27.8 in.
	135.9 days	106.2 days
	184 days	205 days
	81.0°	85.8°
	12.0°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.3	4.3
	906 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 01238 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01238 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 01238 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01238 zip code, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 01238 zip code with an average of 12.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01238 zip code, there are 157.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01238 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 01238 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 01238 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.3 inches in the 01238 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01238 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 135.9 rainy days annually in the 01238 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 Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.3 inches in the 01238 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01238 zip code with 17.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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