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United States / Massachusetts / Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area / Suffolk County / Winthrop Town / Zip Codes
Winthrop Town, MA has a temperate climate with mild summers and chilly winters. Summers are usually warm and sunny with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the low 80s. The winter months bring cold temperatures and snowfall, with temperatures dipping into the teens at night. Spring is generally mild, while autumn brings cool nights and bright foliage. Winthrop Town benefits from ocean breezes year-round, making it a pleasant place to live throughout the year.

Winthrop Town, Massachusetts gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winthrop Town averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Winthrop Town. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winthrop Town gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Winthrop Town is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Winthrop Town, while January and February are the least comfortable months.
  ClimateWinthrop Town, MassachusettsUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  43.9 in.27.8 in.
  125.7 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  58 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Winthrop Town with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In Winthrop Town, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winthrop Town are June, August and September.
In Winthrop Town, there are 12.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Massachusetts.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winthrop Town with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.
In Winthrop Town, there are 111.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.
In Winthrop Town, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Winthrop Town but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
March is the wettest month in Winthrop Town with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in Winthrop Town means that it is drier than most places in Massachusetts.
May is the rainiest month in Winthrop Town with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 125.7 rainy days annually in Winthrop Town, which is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.9 inches in Winthrop Town means that it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in Winthrop Town with 13.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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