Natick, Massachusetts climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Natick's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 47.3 inches of precipitation and 46 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.4°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,200 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNatick
- Station IDUSC00195175
- Location42.28°N 71.34°W
- Elevation180 ft (55 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Natick is 59°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Natick.
- Jan 35° 18°
- Feb 38° 18°
- Mar 46° 25°
- Apr 58° 35°
- May 68° 46°
- Jun 77° 56°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 73° 52°
- Oct 62° 40°
- Nov 51° 31°
- Dec 41° 23°
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 Natick each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.83 in), the least in February (3.07 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 18°F | 26.4°F | 3.37 | 13.8 | 11 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 38°F | 18°F | 27.9°F | 3.07 | 8.9 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 46°F | 25°F | 35.7°F | 3.95 | 8.2 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 35°F | 46.6°F | 4.07 | 2.2 | 11 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 56.7°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 77°F | 56°F | 66.2°F | 4.14 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 62°F | 71.8°F | 3.85 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 80°F | 59°F | 69.9°F | 3.82 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 73°F | 52°F | 62.4°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 40°F | 50.7°F | 4.83 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 31°F | 41.2°F | 3.74 | 1.1 | 10 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 41°F | 23°F | 31.8°F | 4.43 | 11.5 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 39°F | 48.9°F | 47.26 | 45.7 | 125 | 7 | 143 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −8°C | −3.1°C | 86 mm | 35 cm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.3°C | 78 mm | 23 cm |
| March | 8°C | −4°C | 2.1°C | 100 mm | 21 cm |
| April | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 103 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 13.7°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 19.0°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 16.9°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 4°C | 10.4°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 5.1°C | 95 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 5°C | −5°C | −0.1°C | 113 mm | 29 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00195175; 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 Natick?
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 USC00195175.
When is the last frost at Natick?
In Natick, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 12 in half of years and before October 1 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 261 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 121 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 169 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 192 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Natick in zone 6b in ZIP code 01760, 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 USC00195175; 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 Natick?
In a normal year in Natick, 7 days a year reach 90°F, 143 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 125 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 143a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 31high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 125a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00195175.
How sunny is it at Natick?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Natick, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 1.8 |
| February | 70% | 2.7 |
| March | 69% | 3.7 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 71% | 5.7 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.3 |
| October | 68% | 2.8 |
| November | 70% | 2.0 |
| December | 66% | 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 Natick record?
A normal year at Natick brings 6,380 heating degree days, 19% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 556 cooling degree days, 39% 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 2,568 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,198 | 0 |
| February | 1,039 | 0 |
| March | 907 | 0 |
| April | 555 | 1 |
| May | 275 | 17 |
| June | 66 | 102 |
| July | 8 | 217 |
| August | 16 | 167 |
| September | 127 | 49 |
| October | 447 | 4 |
| November | 714 | 0 |
| December | 1,029 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,380 | 556 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00195175. 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 Natick's climate compare?
Natick is warmer than 12 of the 35 places with their own NOAA record in Massachusetts, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.9°F is warmer than 36%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Natick is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Natick share this climate record?
6 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.
- Framingham, MAalso near: Maynard (8 mi, 49.8°F a year); West Medway (12 mi, 50.1°F a year)73,361 people · 5 mi W
- Needham, MA32,931 people · 5 mi E
- Wellesley, MA31,242 people · 4 mi NE
- Cochituate, MA6,688 people · 3 mi N
- Cordaville, MA3,076 people · 9 mi W
- Dover, MA6,057 people · 5 mi SE
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 Natick's climate
What is the coldest month at Natick?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Natick?
Yes: 46 inches in a normal year, falling on 17 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (13.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Natick?
October, with 4.83 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.07 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Natick in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Natick in zone 6b in ZIP code 01760, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Natick?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Natick in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Massachusetts climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Walpole, MA10 miles from this station, 50.8°F a year
- Norwood, MA11 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- West Medway, MA11 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Maynard, MA11 miles from this station, 49.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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