Zip 02584 (Nantucket, MA) Climate

The climate in 02584 Nantucket, MA is classified as a humid continental climate. The summers are warm and humid, while the winters are cold and windy with frequent snowfall. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year and averages about 46 inches annually. The summer temperatures reach an average high of 81 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average winter lows dip to 23 degrees Fahrenheit. It is a very temperate climate that experiences all four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Nantucket (zip 02584), Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nantucket (zip 02584) averages 23 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 Nantucket (zip 02584). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nantucket (zip 02584) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02584 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter

July, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 02584 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 02584 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Massachusetts. In the 02584 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 02584 zip code are July, August and September.

In the 02584 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 02584 zip code with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.

In the 02584 zip code, there are 89.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.

In the 02584 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02584 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and September.

March is the wettest month in the 02584 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in the 02584 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

December is the rainiest month in the 02584 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in the 02584 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.0 inches in the 02584 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Massachusetts. February is the snowiest month in the 02584 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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