Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Vineyard Haven's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 42.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,070 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationVineyard Haven Airport
- Station IDUSW00094724
- Location41.39°N 70.61°W
- Elevation68 ft (21 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population (census place)2,672
On October 23, the normal high in Vineyard Haven is 61°F and the normal low 42°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 Vineyard Haven.
- Jan 39° 23°
- Feb 40° 23°
- Mar 46° 29°
- Apr 55° 36°
- May 65° 46°
- Jun 73° 55°
- Jul 79° 61°
- Aug 79° 60°
- Sep 73° 52°
- Oct 63° 43°
- Nov 54° 36°
- Dec 45° 29°
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 Vineyard Haven each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.37 in), the least in February (2.63 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 23°F | 31.4°F | 3.31 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 23°F | 31.9°F | 2.63 | 10 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 46°F | 29°F | 37.1°F | 3.95 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 36°F | 45.7°F | 3.67 | 12 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 65°F | 46°F | 55.4°F | 3.26 | 12 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 73°F | 55°F | 63.7°F | 3.17 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 79°F | 61°F | 70.2°F | 2.80 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 79°F | 60°F | 69.3°F | 3.40 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 73°F | 52°F | 62.5°F | 3.79 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 43°F | 53.3°F | 4.37 | 12 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 36°F | 44.9°F | 3.96 | 11 | <1 | 11 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 45°F | 29°F | 37.0°F | 3.83 | 12 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 41°F | 50.2°F | 42.14 | 137 | 2 | 115 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −5°C | −0.3°C | 84 mm |
| February | 5°C | −5°C | −0.1°C | 67 mm |
| March | 8°C | −2°C | 2.8°C | 100 mm |
| April | 13°C | 2°C | 7.6°C | 93 mm |
| May | 18°C | 8°C | 13.0°C | 83 mm |
| June | 23°C | 13°C | 17.6°C | 81 mm |
| July | 26°C | 16°C | 21.2°C | 71 mm |
| August | 26°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 86 mm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 16.9°C | 96 mm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 11.8°C | 111 mm |
| November | 12°C | 2°C | 7.2°C | 101 mm |
| December | 7°C | −2°C | 2.8°C | 97 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Edgartown (5 miles away), gets 25 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00094724; 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 Vineyard Haven?
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 USW00094724.
When is the last frost in Vineyard Haven?
In Vineyard Haven, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 9 in half of years and before September 23 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 71 year in 10 after May 27; 9 in 10 after April 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 91 year in 10 before September 23; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 156 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 182 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vineyard Haven in zone 7a in ZIP code 02568. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Vineyard Haven's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°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 USW00094724; 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.
How hot and how cold does it get in Vineyard Haven?
In a normal year in Vineyard Haven, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 115 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 137 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 115a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 16high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 137a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1998) is 95°F, on July 6, 2010; the lowest is −11°F, on February 15, 2016.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2010, with 46.24 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00094724; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00094724. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Vineyard Haven?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Vineyard Haven, 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 much heating and cooling does Vineyard Haven need?
A normal year in Vineyard Haven brings 5,819 heating degree days, 8% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 449 cooling degree days, 51% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,441 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,043 | 0 |
| February | 928 | 0 |
| March | 865 | 0 |
| April | 578 | 1 |
| May | 303 | 5 |
| June | 91 | 52 |
| July | 17 | 177 |
| August | 25 | 158 |
| September | 127 | 50 |
| October | 369 | 6 |
| November | 605 | 0 |
| December | 870 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,819 | 449 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00094724. 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 Vineyard Haven been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 51.8°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.0°F | +1.8°F | – |
| 2023 | 52.8°F | +2.6°F | 36.86 |
| 2024 | 51.8°F | +1.6°F | 39.05 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00094724. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Vineyard Haven's climate compare?
Vineyard Haven is warmer than 21 of the other 34 places with their own NOAA record in Massachusetts, and wetter than 2. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Vineyard Haven 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 Vineyard Haven share this climate record?
Oak Bluffs 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.
- Oak Bluffs, MA5,407 people · 5 mi NE
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 Vineyard Haven's climate
What is the coldest month in Vineyard Haven?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Vineyard Haven?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Vineyard Haven's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Edgartown (5 miles away), records 25 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Vineyard Haven?
October, with 4.37 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.63 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Vineyard Haven in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Vineyard Haven in zone 7a in ZIP code 02568. By the same method at Vineyard Haven's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Vineyard Haven?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 27. Waiting until May 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Massachusetts climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Edgartown, MA5 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Woods Hole, MA10 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- East Sandwich, MA24 miles from this station, 49.5°F a year
- Barnstable, MA25 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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