Melrose, MA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from READING, MA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Melrose has an annual average temperature of 50.6°F with about 50 inches of precipitation per year and 63.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.02 in) and August the driest (3.54 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Melrose
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →46 of 366 (12.6%) of Melrose'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 | 63 | |
| 1970s | 75 | |
| 1980s | 39 | |
| 1990s | 61 | |
| 2000s | 56 | |
| 2010s | 72 |
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 | 37.6°F | 18.5°F | 28.1°F | 3.86 in | 17.2 in | 12 |
| February | 40.2°F | 19.9°F | 30.1°F | 3.62 in | 16.2 in | 11 |
| March | 47.8°F | 26.9°F | 37.4°F | 4.89 in | 13.3 in | 13 |
| April | 59.9°F | 36.5°F | 48.2°F | 4.34 in | 2.2 in | 13 |
| May | 69.9°F | 46.8°F | 58.3°F | 3.81 in | — | 13 |
| June | 78.1°F | 56.4°F | 67.2°F | 4.21 in | — | 12 |
| July | 83.8°F | 62.7°F | 73.3°F | 4.01 in | — | 11 |
| August | 82.2°F | 61.4°F | 71.8°F | 3.54 in | — | 9 |
| September | 74.6°F | 53.2°F | 63.9°F | 3.93 in | — | 10 |
| October | 63.5°F | 41.9°F | 52.7°F | 4.76 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| November | 53.1°F | 32.4°F | 42.8°F | 4.01 in | 1.7 in | 11 |
| December | 42.6°F | 24.3°F | 33.5°F | 5.02 in | 12.8 in | 13 |
Climate twins of Melrose
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).