Springfield, MA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WESTFIELD BARNES 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

Springfield has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 45.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.72 in) and February the driest (2.60 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,111
Cooling need
489

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

144 of 366 (39.3%) of Springfield'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.

1940s
25
1950s
14
1990s
10
2000s
107
2010s
125
2020s
85

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 34.8°F 15.5°F 25.1°F 2.75 in 10
February 37.9°F 17.3°F 27.6°F 2.60 in 10
March 46.6°F 25.7°F 36.1°F 3.43 in 11
April 60.3°F 35.4°F 47.8°F 4.06 in 12
May 71.6°F 46.2°F 58.9°F 3.71 in 13
June 79.7°F 55.1°F 67.4°F 4.37 in 14
July 84.9°F 60.9°F 72.9°F 4.15 in 12
August 82.9°F 59.1°F 71.0°F 3.72 in 13
September 75.3°F 50.9°F 63.1°F 4.60 in 12
October 63.0°F 39.4°F 51.2°F 4.72 in 12
November 50.8°F 30.2°F 40.5°F 3.47 in 10
December 39.8°F 22.1°F 31.0°F 3.58 in 11

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