Zip 01339 (Charlemont, MA) Climate

The climate in 01339 Charlemont, MA is generally temperate and mild. The summers are generally warm with highs in the mid-80s (Fahrenheit), while the winters are cold with temperatures that can dip into the low teens. The area gets an average of 42 inches of precipitation annually, primarily in the form of rain but also with occasional snowfall. The humidity is typically moderate throughout the year, ranging from a low of 49% in December to a high of 85% in July.

Charlemont (zip 01339), Massachusetts gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Charlemont (zip 01339) averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Charlemont (zip 01339). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Charlemont (zip 01339) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 01339 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Massachusetts.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 01339 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Charlemont, Massachusetts	United States
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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 01339 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Massachusetts. In the 01339 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 01339 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 01339 zip code, there are 1.6 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 01339 zip code with an average of 11.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01339 zip code, there are 164.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

In the 01339 zip code, there are 10.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Massachusetts.

Humidity in the 01339 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 01339 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.7 inches in the 01339 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 01339 zip code with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 141.6 rainy days annually in the 01339 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 71.1 inches in the 01339 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 01339 zip code with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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