Taunton, Massachusetts climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Taunton's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 47.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.3°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,209 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTaunton Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00054777
- Location41.88°N 71.02°W
- Elevation43 ft (13 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population61,936
On October 23, the normal high in Taunton is 62°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Taunton.
- Jan 39° 19°
- Feb 41° 21°
- Mar 48° 27°
- Apr 59° 36°
- May 70° 46°
- Jun 79° 55°
- Jul 84° 61°
- Aug 83° 59°
- Sep 75° 51°
- Oct 64° 41°
- Nov 54° 32°
- Dec 44° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Taunton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in March (5.20 in), the least in February (3.02 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. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 19°F | 28.9°F | 3.72 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 41°F | 21°F | 31.0°F | 3.02 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 48°F | 27°F | 37.7°F | 5.20 | 12 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 36°F | 47.8°F | 4.30 | 13 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 57.8°F | 3.21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 55°F | 66.5°F | 3.90 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 84°F | 61°F | 72.3°F | 3.08 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 83°F | 59°F | 70.9°F | 3.61 | 13 | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 75°F | 51°F | 62.9°F | 4.35 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 41°F | 52.4°F | 4.45 | 13 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 32°F | 42.9°F | 4.26 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 44°F | 25°F | 34.3°F | 4.51 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 39°F | 50.5°F | 47.61 | 143 | 14 | 133 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 94 mm |
| February | 5°C | −6°C | −0.6°C | 77 mm |
| March | 9°C | −3°C | 3.2°C | 132 mm |
| April | 15°C | 2°C | 8.8°C | 109 mm |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 99 mm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 78 mm |
| August | 28°C | 15°C | 21.6°C | 92 mm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 110 mm |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 113 mm |
| November | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 108 mm |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.3°C | 115 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Taunton's own co-op station Taunton station does: 26 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00054777; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Taunton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (11).
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 USW00054777.
When is the last frost in Taunton?
In Taunton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 25 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
- May 21 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 158 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 186 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 18 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taunton in zone 6b across its 3 ZIP code areas (6b in 02780, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Taunton's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (21 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Massachusetts · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00054777; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
What hardiness zone is each Taunton ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Taunton's 3 ZIP code areas are all in zone 6b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Taunton?
In a normal year in Taunton, 14 days a year reach 90°F, 133 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 143 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 133a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 20high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 143a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1997) is 103°F, on August 5, 2005; the lowest is −16°F, on February 21, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 61.98 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00054777; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00054777. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Taunton?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Taunton, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (67%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 304th (with 25 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 1.9 |
| February | 71% | 2.7 |
| March | 71% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 76% | 6.1 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 81% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.5 |
| October | 72% | 3.0 |
| November | 71% | 2.1 |
| December | 67% | 1.6 |
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 much heating and cooling does Taunton need?
A normal year in Taunton brings 5,898 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 632 cooling degree days, 30% 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 2,744 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,117 | 0 |
| February | 952 | 0 |
| March | 848 | 0 |
| April | 520 | 3 |
| May | 244 | 22 |
| June | 60 | 105 |
| July | 7 | 235 |
| August | 14 | 197 |
| September | 124 | 62 |
| October | 399 | 9 |
| November | 663 | 0 |
| December | 950 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,898 | 632 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00054777. 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.
Has Taunton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 49.8°F, 0.7°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 50.5°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.2°F | +1.7°F | 53.51 |
| 2024 | 53.5°F | +3.0°F | 53.04 |
| 2025 | 49.8°F | −0.7°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00054777. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Taunton's climate compare?
Taunton is warmer than 24 of the other 34 places with their own NOAA record in Massachusetts, and wetter than 16. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.5°F is warmer than 43%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Taunton 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 Taunton share this climate record?
Raynham Center has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Raynham Center, MA4,871 people · 4 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Taunton's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Taunton. This page uses Taunton Municipal Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton station USC00198367 | 2 mi E | 20 ft | 51.1°F | 20°F | 84°F | 48.8 | 26 | April 22 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Taunton's climate
What is the coldest month in Taunton?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Taunton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Taunton's NOAA station; Taunton's own co-op station Taunton station records 26 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Taunton?
March, with 5.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Taunton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Taunton in zone 6b across its 3 ZIP code areas (6b in 02780, the largest). By the same method at Taunton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Taunton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Massachusetts climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Middleboro, MA6 miles from this station, 49.5°F a year
- Bridgewater, MA6 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Rochester, MA8 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA8 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
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