Woburn climate — normals and trends
Woburn (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,055 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Woburn averages 109 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Woburn has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 117 to 101 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 22 July 2011) and the coldest -27.0 °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
WoburnMassachusetts
- coords
- 42.48°, -71.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,055mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
112.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °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
39.0 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
13 February 1967
Wettest day
143 mm
19 August 1955
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
31 August 1954
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
26 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
2 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
13 February 1967
Snowiest day
34.5 cm
12 December 1992
Sunniest day
14.8 h
3 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 48 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 2.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 96 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 101 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 185 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 39 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 103 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 66 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 2.2 °C | -1.6 °C | 81 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Woburn?
Woburn has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,055 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Woburn?
The hottest day measured in Woburn between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Woburn?
The coldest day measured in Woburn between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1967, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Woburn?
Yes. Woburn gets on average 112.1 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Woburn warmed?
Yes: Woburn warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Woburn?
The wettest day measured in Woburn between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1955, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Woburn?
The windiest day measured in Woburn between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1954, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Woburn?
The warmest month in Woburn is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Woburn?
Woburn receives on average 1,055 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Woburn?
Woburn 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 Woburn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Woburn between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1992, with 34.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Woburn?
Yes: Woburn has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Woburn?
In Woburn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 2 August 1975, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 13 February 1967.
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