North Adams, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORTH ADAMS HARRIMAN AP, MA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North Adams has an annual average temperature of 46.9°F with about 42.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.47 in) and February the driest (1.97 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,702
Cooling need
204

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

161 of 366 (44%) of North Adams'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.

1980s
18
1990s
25
2000s
103
2010s
120
2020s
100

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 32.4°F 14.3°F 23.3°F 2.52 in 11
February 35.3°F 15.5°F 25.4°F 1.97 in 10
March 43.6°F 23.5°F 33.5°F 3.08 in 12
April 56.9°F 33.5°F 45.2°F 3.12 in 13
May 68.6°F 43.9°F 56.2°F 3.73 in 14
June 76.4°F 53.0°F 64.7°F 4.41 in 15
July 80.9°F 57.7°F 69.3°F 4.13 in 14
August 79.0°F 56.1°F 67.5°F 4.47 in 14
September 72.1°F 48.8°F 60.5°F 4.22 in 12
October 60.0°F 38.4°F 49.2°F 4.28 in 13
November 48.4°F 29.7°F 39.1°F 3.25 in 12
December 37.6°F 21.5°F 29.5°F 3.12 in 13

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