Framingham, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NATICK, MA US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Framingham has an annual average temperature of 48.9°F with about 47.3 inches of precipitation per year and 45.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.83 in) and February the driest (3.07 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,168
Cooling need
387

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Framingham's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1970s
0
1980s
1
1990s
0
2000s
219
2010s
146

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 35.2°F 17.5°F 26.4°F 3.37 in 13.8 in 11
February 38.2°F 17.6°F 27.9°F 3.07 in 8.9 in 9
March 46.1°F 25.4°F 35.7°F 3.95 in 8.2 in 10
April 58.0°F 35.1°F 46.6°F 4.07 in 2.2 in 11
May 67.7°F 45.6°F 56.7°F 3.78 in 12
June 76.5°F 55.9°F 66.2°F 4.14 in 12
July 81.8°F 61.7°F 71.8°F 3.85 in 10
August 80.4°F 59.4°F 69.9°F 3.82 in 10
September 73.0°F 51.8°F 62.4°F 4.21 in 9
October 61.7°F 39.7°F 50.7°F 4.83 in 11
November 51.3°F 31.1°F 41.2°F 3.74 in 1.1 in 10
December 40.7°F 22.9°F 31.8°F 4.43 in 11.5 in 11

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