Zip 01801 (Woburn, MA) Climate

01801 Woburn, MA experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the area are warm and humid with average temperatures reaching up to 84°F in July and August. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from an average low of 18°F in January to a high of 40°F in April. The area receives an average of 45 inches of precipitation annually, mostly concentrated during the spring and fall months. Snowfall is also common throughout the winter months, with an average of 56 inches per year.

Woburn (zip 01801), Massachusetts gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Woburn (zip 01801) averages 52 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 Woburn (zip 01801). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Woburn (zip 01801) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

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

Climate	Woburn, Massachusetts	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	51.6 in.	27.8 in.
	133.5 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	82.5°	85.8°
	17.1°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.5	4.3
	125 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 Woburn with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In Woburn, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Woburn are June, August and July.

In Woburn, there are 9.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Woburn with an average of 17.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

In Woburn, there are 130.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

In Woburn, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Woburn 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.

March is the wettest month in Woburn with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in Woburn means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in Woburn with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 133.5 rainy days annually in Woburn, which is one of the rainiest places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 51.6 inches in Woburn means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Woburn with 15.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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