Zip 01057 (Monson, MA) Climate

01057 Monson, MA has a humid continental climate, with warm and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Summers in 01057 Monson, MA are usually hot and humid with average temperatures reaching the mid 80s (°F). Winters are typically cold, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The snowfall is significant during the winter months ranging from 15-20 inches per month. Average annual precipitation is around 38 inches per year, mainly occurring during the spring and summer months.

Monson (zip 01057), Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Monson (zip 01057) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Monson (zip 01057). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monson (zip 01057) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 13
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01057 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01057 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Monson, Massachusetts	United States
	48.4 in.	38.1 in.
	51.0 in.	27.8 in.
	133.2 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	81.0°	85.8°
	13.3°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	5.2	4.3
	620 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 01057 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01057 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 01057 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01057 zip code, there are 3.2 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 01057 zip code with an average of 13.3°. This is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01057 zip code, there are 145.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 01057 zip code, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01057 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 01057 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 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 48.4 inches in the 01057 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01057 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 133.2 rainy days annually in the 01057 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 51.0 inches in the 01057 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01057 zip code with 13.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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