Zip 01243 (Middlefield, MA) Climate


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The climate in 01243 Middlefield, MA is fairly mild. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from the mid-60s to the low-80s, with occasional heat waves. Winters tend to be cold with temperatures that dip into the single digits on some days and snowfall usually occurring a few times a month throughout the season. The area receives significant annual rainfall but mostly during the Spring and Fall. Humidity levels tend to remain relatively constant year-round, making summers more bearable than in other areas of the country.

Middlefield (zip 01243), Massachusetts gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Middlefield (zip 01243) averages 77 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 Middlefield (zip 01243). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Middlefield (zip 01243) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 77 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01243 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01243 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMiddlefield, MassachusettsUnited States
  51.3 in.38.1 in.
  77.2 in.27.8 in.
  138.6 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  77.6°85.8°
  11.1°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1564 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 01243 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Massachusetts. In the 01243 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 01243 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 01243 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 01243 zip code with an average of 11.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In the 01243 zip code, there are 164.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
In the 01243 zip code, there are 9.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.
Humidity in the 01243 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 August, July and June.
October is the wettest month in the 01243 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.3 inches in the 01243 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in the 01243 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 138.6 rainy days annually in the 01243 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 77.2 inches in the 01243 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01243 zip code with 19.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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