Marlborough, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MAYNARD 2, MA US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Marlborough has an annual average temperature of 49.9°F with about 49.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.6°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.07 in) and February the driest (3.30 in).

Annual swing
47.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,988
Cooling need
537

Best time to visit Marlborough

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

24 of 366 (6.6%) of Marlborough'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.

1960s
40
1970s
47
1980s
78
1990s
67
2000s
73
2010s
61

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 37.4°F 14.6°F 26.0°F 3.58 in 11
February 40.6°F 15.9°F 28.2°F 3.30 in 9
March 48.5°F 23.8°F 36.2°F 4.59 in 12
April 61.6°F 33.8°F 47.7°F 4.36 in 12
May 73.0°F 45.3°F 59.2°F 3.67 in 13
June 81.1°F 54.6°F 67.9°F 4.16 in 11
July 86.9°F 60.2°F 73.5°F 4.04 in 10
August 84.9°F 58.0°F 71.5°F 4.43 in 10
September 77.5°F 49.4°F 63.5°F 3.89 in 10
October 65.5°F 38.0°F 51.7°F 5.07 in 10
November 53.6°F 28.7°F 41.2°F 3.76 in 11
December 42.8°F 20.6°F 31.7°F 4.85 in 11

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