Middleboro, Massachusetts climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Middleboro's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 52.4 inches of precipitation and 42 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.7°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,331 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMiddleboro
- Station IDUSC00194711
- Location41.88°N 70.91°W
- Elevation45 ft (14 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Middleboro is 61°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Middleboro.
- Jan 38° 17°
- Feb 40° 19°
- Mar 46° 26°
- Apr 57° 36°
- May 67° 46°
- Jun 76° 55°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 74° 52°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 52° 32°
- Dec 43° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Middleboro each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in March (5.80 in), the least in July (3.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 17°F | 27.6°F | 4.44 | 13.5 | 11 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 19°F | 29.4°F | 3.76 | 13.7 | 10 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 46°F | 26°F | 35.9°F | 5.80 | 6.8 | 12 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 36°F | 46.3°F | 4.83 | 1.3 | 12 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 56.4°F | 3.59 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 76°F | 55°F | 65.7°F | 4.06 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 61°F | 71.6°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 81°F | 60°F | 70.4°F | 3.77 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 52°F | 62.8°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 41°F | 51.9°F | 4.95 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 32°F | 42.1°F | 4.43 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 43°F | 24°F | 33.6°F | 5.26 | 5.7 | 13 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 39°F | 49.5°F | 52.39 | 41.5 | 132 | 8 | 139 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −8°C | −2.4°C | 113 mm | 34 cm |
| February | 4°C | −7°C | −1.4°C | 96 mm | 35 cm |
| March | 8°C | −3°C | 2.2°C | 147 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C | 123 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 19°C | 8°C | 13.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 18.7°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 22.0°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 17.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 5°C | 11.1°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 5.6°C | 113 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 6°C | −4°C | 0.9°C | 134 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00194711; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Middleboro?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00194711.
When is the last frost at Middleboro?
In Middleboro, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 3 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 231 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 3; 9 in 10 before October 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 174 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 199 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before October 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Middleboro in zone 6b in ZIP code 02346, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Massachusetts · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00194711; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Middleboro?
In a normal year in Middleboro, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 139 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 132 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 139a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 132a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00194711.
How sunny is it at Middleboro?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Middleboro, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 1.8 |
| February | 70% | 2.7 |
| March | 70% | 3.7 |
| April | 72% | 4.9 |
| May | 72% | 5.5 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 79% | 4.4 |
| October | 72% | 3.0 |
| November | 70% | 2.0 |
| December | 65% | 1.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Middleboro record?
A normal year at Middleboro brings 6,187 heating degree days, 15% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 559 cooling degree days, 38% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,589 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,161 | 0 |
| February | 997 | 0 |
| March | 901 | 0 |
| April | 563 | 2 |
| May | 281 | 13 |
| June | 66 | 88 |
| July | 8 | 214 |
| August | 13 | 178 |
| September | 127 | 59 |
| October | 411 | 5 |
| November | 689 | 0 |
| December | 973 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,187 | 559 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00194711. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Middleboro's climate compare?
Middleboro is warmer than 16 of the 35 places with their own NOAA record in Massachusetts, and wetter than 33. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.5°F is warmer than 38%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Middleboro is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Middleboro share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Middleborough Center, MA8,064 people · 1 mi NW
- North Lakeville, MA3,602 people · 2 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Middleboro's climate
What is the coldest month at Middleboro?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Middleboro?
Yes: 42 inches in a normal year, falling on 16 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (13.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Middleboro?
March, with 5.80 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 3.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Middleboro in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Middleboro in zone 6b in ZIP code 02346, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Middleboro?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Massachusetts climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bridgewater, MA6 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Taunton, MA6 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Rochester, MA7 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Plymouth, MA9 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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