Northampton, MA Weather & Climate Normals
Northampton's real weather, in one number
Northampton, MA scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Northampton's hottest and coldest months
Northampton's hottest month is Jul, averaging 72°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 24°F, a 47.8°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Rain and snow in Northampton
Northampton averages 46.59in of precipitation a year across roughly 125 days with measurable rain or snow, and 36.5in of snow a year.
Where Northampton ranks
Northampton ranks 3283 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 31 of 58 within MA. About 31,315 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from AMHERST, MA US, 8.1 miles from Northampton, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station