Zip 02790 (Westport, MA) Climate

The climate in 02790 Westport, MA is generally mild and pleasant. The summers are warm and humid with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s. Winters are typically cold with occasional snowfall, but temperatures rarely dip below zero. Spring and fall are milder seasons with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Overall, it's a great place to enjoy all four seasons without being too hot or too cold.

Westport (zip 02790), Massachusetts gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westport (zip 02790) averages 32 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 Westport (zip 02790). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westport (zip 02790) 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02790 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 02790 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 02790 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. In the 02790 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 02790 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 02790 zip code, there are 6.4 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 02790 zip code with an average of 21.1°. This is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02790 zip code, there are 109.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02790 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02790 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 02790 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in the 02790 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 02790 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 128.6 rainy days annually in the 02790 zip code, which is rainier 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.2 inches in the 02790 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Massachusetts. February is the snowiest month in the 02790 zip code with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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