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Massachusetts weather by city

VSWeather covers 114 cities and towns in Massachusetts, from Boston (population 663,972) down to Hingham (population 5,343). Sunshine runs close to the national norm, with 200 sunny days a year in the typical covered city against a median of 205 across the country. Winters are cold and summers mild: the typical city averages 28 °F in January and 73 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 124 days a year in the typical city, close to the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 22 °F in Gardner to 33 °F in Nantucket. July averages run from 69 °F in Adams to 75 °F in Bliss Corner. Gardner dips below freezing on 157 nights a year against 82 in Nantucket.

The sharpest climate contrast among Massachusetts's bigger cities is Lowell against Fall River: Lowell collects 61 inches of snow a winter to Fall River's 32 inches, and Lowell sees 145 freezing nights a year against 115 in Fall River.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Massachusetts climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Cambridge 202 sunny days
  2. 2Lynn 202 sunny days
  3. 3Somerville 202 sunny days
  4. 4Malden 202 sunny days
  5. 5Revere 202 sunny days
  6. 6Medford 202 sunny days
  7. 7Peabody 202 sunny days
  8. 8Everett 202 sunny days
  9. 9Salem 202 sunny days
  10. 10Beverly 202 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1North Adams 96 in of snow
  2. 2Adams 94 in of snow
  3. 3Fitchburg 71 in of snow
  4. 4Leominster 69 in of snow
  5. 5Worcester 68 in of snow
  6. 6Pittsfield 68 in of snow
  7. 7Clinton 67 in of snow
  8. 8Milton 67 in of snow
  9. 9Gardner 67 in of snow
  10. 10Dedham 65 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1North Adams 157 wet days a year
  2. 2Adams 157 wet days a year
  3. 3Pittsfield 147 wet days a year
  4. 4Gardner 131 wet days a year
  5. 5Leominster 131 wet days a year
  6. 6Fitchburg 131 wet days a year
  7. 7Clinton 131 wet days a year
  8. 8Westfield 131 wet days a year
  9. 9Holyoke 131 wet days a year
  10. 10Northampton 131 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Kingston 52 °F average
  2. 2Plymouth 52 °F average
  3. 3Bliss Corner 52 °F average
  4. 4Boston 52 °F average
  5. 5Chelsea 52 °F average
  6. 6Norwood 52 °F average
  7. 7Winthrop Town 52 °F average
  8. 8Somerset 52 °F average
  9. 9Scituate 52 °F average
  10. 10Somerville 52 °F average

Popular Massachusetts comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Massachusetts cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Massachusetts cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).