Zip 01060 (Northampton, MA) Climate

01060 Northampton, MA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences a wide range of temperatures yearly, from an average high of 81°F in July to an average low of 17°F in January. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, and snowfall can usually be expected during the winter months. The city also experiences regular thunderstorms due to its location near several bodies of water.

Northampton (zip 01060), Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Northampton (zip 01060) averages 40 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 Northampton (zip 01060). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Northampton (zip 01060) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01060 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01060 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 01060 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. In the 01060 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 01060 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01060 zip code, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 01060 zip code with an average of 12.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01060 zip code, there are 152.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01060 zip code, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 01060 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 01060 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in the 01060 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01060 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in the 01060 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.1 inches in the 01060 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01060 zip code with 11.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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