Lowell, MA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOWELL, MA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lowell has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.00 in) and February the driest (3.20 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →51 of 366 (13.9%) of Lowell'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.
| 1880s | 1 | |
| 1890s | 13 | |
| 1900s | 14 | |
| 1910s | 21 | |
| 1920s | 9 | |
| 1930s | 16 | |
| 1940s | 38 | |
| 1950s | 52 | |
| 1960s | 27 | |
| 1970s | 3 | |
| 1980s | 7 | |
| 1990s | 45 | |
| 2000s | 51 | |
| 2010s | 36 | |
| 2020s | 33 |
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 | 34.0°F | 15.8°F | 24.9°F | 3.61 in | — | 11 |
| February | 37.3°F | 16.9°F | 27.1°F | 3.20 in | — | 9 |
| March | 45.4°F | 24.4°F | 34.9°F | 4.32 in | — | 11 |
| April | 59.0°F | 34.6°F | 46.8°F | 4.06 in | — | 11 |
| May | 70.0°F | 45.0°F | 57.5°F | 3.81 in | — | 13 |
| June | 79.0°F | 55.0°F | 67.0°F | 4.37 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.7°F | 60.9°F | 72.8°F | 3.86 in | — | 10 |
| August | 83.0°F | 59.3°F | 71.1°F | 4.00 in | — | 10 |
| September | 75.5°F | 51.5°F | 63.5°F | 3.89 in | — | 9 |
| October | 62.4°F | 39.5°F | 50.9°F | 5.00 in | — | 11 |
| November | 50.5°F | 30.3°F | 40.4°F | 3.85 in | — | 11 |
| December | 39.8°F | 22.1°F | 31.0°F | 4.54 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Lowell
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