Zip 01370 (Shelburne Falls, MA) Climate

01370 Shelburne Falls, MA has a humid continental climate, characterized by typical New England weather. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the high 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures typically in the 30s and 40s. Rainfall is common throughout the year with an average of 48 inches annually. Snowfall averages around 40 inches per season. The area experiences all four seasons, making it a great place to explore nature's beauty year-round.

Shelburne Falls (zip 01370), Massachusetts gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shelburne Falls (zip 01370) averages 53 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 Shelburne Falls (zip 01370). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shelburne Falls (zip 01370) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 12
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01370 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01370 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts	United States
	49.6 in.	38.1 in.
	52.8 in.	27.8 in.
	130.0 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	82.3°	85.8°
	11.6°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	474 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 01370 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. In the 01370 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 01370 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 01370 zip code, there are 7.6 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 01370 zip code with an average of 11.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01370 zip code, there are 158.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01370 zip code, there are 10.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01370 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 01370 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in the 01370 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01370 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in the 01370 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 Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.8 inches in the 01370 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01370 zip code with 15.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.