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North Adams climate
Typical historical weather for North Adams, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
7.9°C
across all months
Warmest month
26°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
-9.6°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
1483mm
total per year
North Adams is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 35.6°C across the year. About 30% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (July is typically wettest, January driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.5°C · record 2.5–15°C | -9.6°C · record -27.5–-10.8°C | 105mm | 13 | 73% | 3.5 m/s | 67% | 1.9 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 0.9°C · record 6.2–20.9°C | -8.5°C · record -30.3–-15.1°C | 106mm | 13 | 70% | 3.5 m/s | 65% | 2.8 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 5.2°C · record 9–23°C | -4°C · record -19.6–-9.9°C | 113mm | 13 | 64% | 3.7 m/s | 63% | 4 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 11.4°C · record 16.1–29.4°C | 1.9°C · record -13.6–-2°C | 139mm | 15 | 63% | 3.4 m/s | 67% | 4.8 kWh/m² |
| May | 18.2°C · record 24.5–31.3°C | 8°C · record -3.2–3.5°C | 120mm | 14 | 68% | 2.9 m/s | 67% | 5.5 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 23°C · record 28.7–32.7°C | 12.7°C · record 2.1–7°C | 118mm | 14 | 70% | 2.7 m/s | 60% | 6 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 26°C · record 28.3–34.7°C | 16.3°C · record 8.7–14.3°C | 164mm | 14 | 73% | 2.4 m/s | 58% | 5.9 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 24.5°C · record 25.4–32.4°C | 14.9°C · record 6–12.1°C | 128mm | 14 | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 56% | 5.3 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 20.9°C · record 25.9–30.4°C | 10.9°C · record -1.3–4.7°C | 118mm | 10 | 76% | 2.4 m/s | 56% | 4.2 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 14.6°C · record 21.6–26.7°C | 5.1°C · record -10.7–-1.5°C | 139mm | 12 | 77% | 2.9 m/s | 58% | 2.8 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 6.6°C · record 12–22.1°C | -1.8°C · record -23.6–-5.5°C | 105mm | 13 | 71% | 3.4 m/s | 58% | 2 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 0.7°C · record 7.8–14.7°C | -7.2°C · record -26.3–-12.1°C | 129mm | 13 | 75% | 3.4 m/s | 67% | 1.6 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.48°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about +153.7mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 7.436317652872186°C, below the 9-year baseline of 8.05°C by 1.34 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
156 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
18.2 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
142.5 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
34.7°C
1 July 2018
2018 was 0.89 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-30.3°C
4 February 2023
2023 was 1.63 SD above the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
68.6mm
17 October 2019
2019 was 2.31 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
9.4m/s
25 February 2019
2019 was 2.31 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: North Adams on 17 October 2019.
Nearby cities
Williamstown
20.4 km away
Pownal
20.4 km away
Adams
27.8 km away
Pittsfield
34.5 km away
Bennington
34.5 km away
Dalton
34.5 km away
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Frequently asked questions about North Adams's climate
What is the hottest month in North Adams?
July is typically the warmest month in North Adams, with an average high of 26°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -9.6°C overnight.
How much does it rain in North Adams?
North Adams gets about 1483mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 30% of it falling in the three wettest months (July is typically the wettest, January the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does North Adams have?
On average, North Adams sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 142.5 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is North Adams getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.48°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for North Adams?
The hottest day on file is 1 July 2018 at 34.7°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- North Adams — 42.750°, -73.000°, ERA5 grid cell center, 10.4 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-18). Historical climate data for North Adams, United States (42.75°N, 73.00°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for North Adams, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 18, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for North Adams, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 18, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-18},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
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