2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Amherst, NY vs Holyoke, MA

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Highlights
- Holyoke has 16.8% more rainy days than Amherst.
- Holyoke has 21.0% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Holyoke scores 7.8% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1902443
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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