Taunton, MA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Taunton has an annual average temperature of 51.1°F with about 48.8 inches of precipitation per year and 25.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.7°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.05 in) and May the driest (3.38 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,553
Cooling need
531

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Taunton'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.

1890s
17
1900s
13
1910s
10
1920s
24
1930s
36
1940s
42
1950s
32
1960s
17
1970s
43
1980s
39
1990s
53
2000s
40

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 38.0°F 19.7°F 28.8°F 3.72 in 8.3 in 11
February 40.0°F 21.4°F 30.7°F 3.43 in 7.0 in 8
March 47.5°F 28.5°F 38.0°F 5.05 in 4.9 in 9
April 58.7°F 37.5°F 48.1°F 4.75 in 1.6 in 10
May 69.5°F 47.8°F 58.7°F 3.38 in 11
June 77.8°F 56.8°F 67.3°F 4.08 in 10
July 83.6°F 62.8°F 73.2°F 3.50 in 9
August 82.4°F 62.0°F 72.2°F 3.61 in 9
September 75.0°F 54.3°F 64.7°F 3.88 in 10
October 63.1°F 43.0°F 53.0°F 4.28 in 9
November 52.6°F 34.1°F 43.4°F 4.15 in 0.2 in 10
December 43.3°F 25.7°F 34.5°F 4.94 in 3.7 in 10

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