Pittsfield, MA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pittsfield has an annual average temperature of 46.1°F with about 44.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.58 in) and February the driest (2.52 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,996
Cooling need
174

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

60 of 366 (16.4%) of Pittsfield'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.

1920s
16
1930s
111
1940s
52
1950s
30
1960s
35
1970s
0
1990s
3
2000s
30
2010s
57
2020s
32

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 30.1°F 13.9°F 22.0°F 2.67 in 12
February 33.1°F 15.0°F 24.1°F 2.52 in 12
March 41.7°F 23.1°F 32.4°F 3.08 in 13
April 55.2°F 33.8°F 44.5°F 3.38 in 14
May 67.0°F 44.4°F 55.7°F 3.79 in 14
June 74.6°F 53.1°F 63.9°F 4.58 in 15
July 79.3°F 58.0°F 68.7°F 4.18 in 15
August 77.6°F 56.5°F 67.1°F 3.82 in 15
September 70.4°F 48.9°F 59.7°F 4.50 in 13
October 58.3°F 38.5°F 48.4°F 4.56 in 14
November 46.6°F 29.2°F 37.9°F 3.52 in 12
December 35.5°F 20.9°F 28.2°F 3.63 in 13

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