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Taunton, Massachusetts climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Taunton has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1329 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (126 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in July.

About 12 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −8°C in January.

About 138 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1329 mm of rain a year, plus 126 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

−0.0 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Taunton climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	3	4	8	14	20	25	28	27	23	16	11	5
Avg temp (°C)	−3	−2	2	8	14	19	22	21	17	11	5	1
Avg low (°C)	−8	−7	−3	2	8	13	16	16	11	5	0	−4
Precipitation (mm)	112	96	136	120	92	110	88	97	104	129	113	132
Snowfall (cm)	36	32	26	5	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	23

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	3	4	8	14	20	25
Avg temp (°C)	−3	−2	2	8	14	19
Avg low (°C)	−8	−7	−3	2	8	13
Precipitation (mm)	112	96	136	120	92	110
Snowfall (cm)	36	32	26	5	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	27	23	16	11	5
Avg temp (°C)	22	21	17	11	5	1
Avg low (°C)	16	16	11	5	0	−4
Precipitation (mm)	88	97	104	129	113	132
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	1	3	23

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	11	11	12	10	10	9	9	11	10	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.7	2	5	3	0.3	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	28	25	24	11	1	—	—	—	0.2	6	18	26
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	4	3	2	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	11	11	12	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.7	2
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	28	25	24	11	1	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	4	3	2	0.5	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	9	9	11	10	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	5	3	0.3	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.2	6	18	26
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	65	62	62	63	60	56	53	54	59	64	66
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	5	6	5	5	6	7	9	9	8	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	10	11	12	11	13	12	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	14	15	14	14	13	11	11	11	14	14	16
Relative humidity (%)	87	86	83	80	78	78	73	73	75	78	81	85
Wind speed (m/s)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	68	65	62	62	63	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	5	6	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	10	11	12	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	14	15	14	14	13
Relative humidity (%)	87	86	83	80	78	78
Wind speed (m/s)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	53	54	59	64	66
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	9	9	8	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	11	11	14	14	16
Relative humidity (%)	73	73	75	78	81	85
Wind speed (m/s)	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Norton W (NOAA GHCN station USC00195984), about 12 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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