Natick climate — normals and trends
Natick (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,062 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Natick averages 105 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Natick has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 22 July 2011) and the coldest -27.2 °C (on 13 February 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
NatickMassachusetts
- coords
- 42.28°, -71.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,062mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
104.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.3 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
13 February 1967
Wettest day
144 mm
19 August 1955
Windiest day
54.5 km/h
31 August 1954
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
26 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
2 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
13 February 1967
Snowiest day
38.5 cm
12 December 1992
Sunniest day
14.8 h
10 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 49 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 99 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 97 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 165 mm | +79 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 39 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 62 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 2.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 82 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Natick?
Natick has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Natick?
The hottest day measured in Natick between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Natick?
The coldest day measured in Natick between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1967, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Natick?
Yes. Natick gets on average 104.7 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Natick warmed?
Yes: Natick warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Natick?
The wettest day measured in Natick between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1955, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Natick?
The windiest day measured in Natick between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1954, with winds reaching 54.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Natick?
The warmest month in Natick is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Natick?
Natick receives on average 1,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Natick?
Natick gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Natick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Natick between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1992, with 38.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Natick?
Yes: Natick has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Natick?
In Natick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 2 August 1975, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 13 February 1967.
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