Peabody, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEVERLY MUNI AP, MA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Peabody has an annual average temperature of 49.9°F with about 44.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.7°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.54 in) and February the driest (2.93 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,865
Cooling need
411

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

157 of 366 (42.9%) of Peabody'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.

1990s
14
2000s
130
2010s
144
2020s
78

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 36.2°F 19.7°F 28.0°F 3.15 in 11
February 38.5°F 21.0°F 29.8°F 2.93 in 10
March 45.2°F 28.0°F 36.6°F 4.17 in 11
April 56.5°F 37.1°F 46.8°F 4.27 in 13
May 66.5°F 46.8°F 56.6°F 3.42 in 13
June 75.8°F 56.1°F 66.0°F 3.83 in 12
July 81.8°F 62.2°F 72.0°F 3.45 in 11
August 80.7°F 60.6°F 70.7°F 3.27 in 11
September 73.4°F 53.2°F 63.3°F 3.62 in 12
October 62.0°F 42.4°F 52.2°F 4.54 in 13
November 51.4°F 33.9°F 42.6°F 4.01 in 10
December 41.5°F 25.7°F 33.6°F 4.23 in 11

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