Malden, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOSTON LOGAN INTL AP, MA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Malden has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 43.6 inches of precipitation per year and 49.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.30 in) and February the driest (3.21 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,334
Cooling need
612

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) of Malden'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.

1930s
10
1940s
59
1950s
43
1960s
25
1970s
32
1980s
34
1990s
51
2000s
34
2010s
45
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 36.8°F 23.1°F 29.9°F 3.39 in 14.3 in 12
February 39.0°F 24.6°F 31.8°F 3.21 in 14.4 in 11
March 45.5°F 31.1°F 38.3°F 4.17 in 9.0 in 12
April 56.4°F 40.8°F 48.6°F 3.63 in 1.6 in 12
May 66.5°F 50.3°F 58.4°F 3.25 in 12
June 76.2°F 59.7°F 68.0°F 3.89 in 11
July 82.1°F 66.0°F 74.1°F 3.27 in 9
August 80.4°F 65.1°F 72.7°F 3.23 in 9
September 73.1°F 58.2°F 65.6°F 3.56 in 9
October 62.1°F 47.5°F 54.8°F 4.03 in 0.2 in 11
November 51.6°F 37.9°F 44.7°F 3.66 in 0.7 in 10
December 42.2°F 29.2°F 35.7°F 4.30 in 9.0 in 12

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