Worcester, MA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WORCESTER RGNL AP, MA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Worcester has an annual average temperature of 48.1°F with about 48.3 inches of precipitation per year and 72.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.1°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.84 in) and February the driest (3.26 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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All-time records →62 of 366 (16.9%) of Worcester'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 | 54 | |
| 1960s | 35 | |
| 1970s | 34 | |
| 1980s | 43 | |
| 1990s | 45 | |
| 2000s | 39 | |
| 2010s | 45 | |
| 2020s | 46 |
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 | 32.3°F | 17.1°F | 24.7°F | 3.52 in | 18.2 in | 12 |
| February | 35.1°F | 18.9°F | 27.0°F | 3.26 in | 21.2 in | 11 |
| March | 43.0°F | 26.0°F | 34.5°F | 4.19 in | 13.7 in | 12 |
| April | 55.7°F | 36.5°F | 46.1°F | 4.08 in | 1.9 in | 13 |
| May | 66.6°F | 46.8°F | 56.7°F | 3.56 in | — | 13 |
| June | 74.5°F | 55.9°F | 65.2°F | 4.22 in | — | 12 |
| July | 79.8°F | 61.7°F | 70.8°F | 3.93 in | — | 11 |
| August | 78.1°F | 60.5°F | 69.3°F | 4.14 in | — | 10 |
| September | 70.7°F | 53.2°F | 61.9°F | 4.24 in | — | 10 |
| October | 58.9°F | 42.2°F | 50.6°F | 4.84 in | 1.1 in | 12 |
| November | 47.9°F | 32.5°F | 40.2°F | 4.00 in | 1.9 in | 11 |
| December | 37.5°F | 23.4°F | 30.5°F | 4.28 in | 14.9 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Worcester
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