Quincy, MA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Quincy has an annual average temperature of 51.3°F with about 52.3 inches of precipitation per year and 50.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.7°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.39 in) and July the driest (3.56 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,451
Cooling need
519

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

82 of 366 (22.4%) of Quincy'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
41
1970s
44
1980s
28
1990s
63
2000s
72
2010s
75
2020s
43

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 37.9°F 21.7°F 29.8°F 4.49 in 14.8 in 13
February 40.4°F 22.9°F 31.6°F 3.97 in 14.5 in 11
March 47.0°F 29.2°F 38.1°F 5.39 in 10.3 in 12
April 58.4°F 38.3°F 48.4°F 4.64 in 1.7 in 12
May 68.5°F 47.9°F 58.2°F 3.78 in 13
June 77.2°F 57.3°F 67.3°F 4.04 in 11
July 83.0°F 63.4°F 73.2°F 3.56 in 10
August 81.5°F 62.2°F 71.8°F 3.83 in 9
September 73.8°F 55.3°F 64.5°F 3.90 in 9
October 62.9°F 44.2°F 53.6°F 5.22 in 0.1 in 12
November 52.4°F 35.4°F 43.9°F 4.43 in 0.7 in 11
December 42.9°F 27.4°F 35.2°F 5.07 in 8.8 in 12

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