Zip 01254 (Richmond, MA) Climate

The climate in 01254 Richmond, MA is generally mild with hot and humid summers and cold yet fairly mild winters. The average yearly temperature is around 47°F (8.3 °C). In the summer, temperatures can peak at around 86°F (30°C), while in the winter they generally stay above freezing but can dip down to about 19°F (-7.2 °C). Rainfall is common in all months of the year, with an average annual precipitation of 45 inches (1143mm). Snowfall is less common throughout the year but still occurs in the colder months. On average, 01254 Richmond sees about 40 inches (1016mm) of snow per year.

Richmond (zip 01254), Massachusetts gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richmond (zip 01254) averages 63 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Richmond (zip 01254). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richmond (zip 01254) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01254 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01254 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 01254 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01254 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 01254 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 01254 zip code, there are 3.6 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 01254 zip code with an average of 11.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01254 zip code, there are 165.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01254 zip code, there are 10.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01254 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.

June is the wettest month in the 01254 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in the 01254 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01254 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 129.3 rainy days annually in the 01254 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 62.9 inches in the 01254 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01254 zip code with 16.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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