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Northborough climate

Typical historical weather for Northborough, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.

Data last updated: 31 December 2025

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Annual average

10.6°C

across all months

Warmest month

28.4°C

Jul average high

Coolest month

-5.3°C

Jan average low

Annual rainfall

1229mm

total per year

Northborough is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 33.7°C across the year. About 29% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (July is typically wettest, February driest).

Monthly averages

Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high Avg low Rainfall
MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallWet daysHumidityWindCloudSolar
Jan2.2°C · record 7.2°C19.3°C-5.3°C · record -22.1°C-6.2°C93mm1065%3.8 m/s59%2 kWh/m²
Feb4.3°C · record 8.9°C21.7°C-4.5°C · record -25°C-11.3°C85mm1065%3.8 m/s60%2.8 kWh/m²
Mar8.2°C · record 14.4°C24°C-0.8°C · record -14.5°C-4.9°C104mm1160%3.9 m/s59%4 kWh/m²
Apr13.7°C · record 17.6°C32.1°C4.3°C · record -7.8°C0.1°C110mm1362%3.7 m/s65%4.7 kWh/m²
May19.8°C · record 26.9°C33.8°C9.9°C · record 0.8°C5.9°C100mm1366%3.2 m/s66%5.5 kWh/m²
Jun25.2°C · record 30.9°C36.8°C15.1°C · record 5.6°C10.8°C89mm1267%3 m/s60%6 kWh/m²
Jul28.4°C · record 31.2°C35.9°C18.8°C · record 12.3°C16.1°C125mm1371%2.8 m/s59%5.8 kWh/m²
Aug27.2°C · record 28.4°C35.7°C17.6°C · record 9.6°C14.2°C101mm1171%2.7 m/s57%5.3 kWh/m²
Sep22.9°C · record 26.9°C34.2°C13.6°C · record 4°C9.1°C101mm975%2.9 m/s57%4.1 kWh/m²
Oct17.1°C · record 23.5°C28°C7.9°C · record -6.4°C2°C110mm1075%3.3 m/s55%2.8 kWh/m²
Nov10°C · record 15.6°C25.6°C1.2°C · record -13.5°C-3°C86mm967%3.7 m/s49%2.1 kWh/m²
Dec4.1°C · record 11.8°C16.6°C-3.5°C · record -20.5°C-8.7°C125mm1169%3.6 m/s58%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.

20162018202020222024

Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.2°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 +48.39mm per decade over the same period.

2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 10.1°C, below the 9-year baseline of 10.8°C by 1.9 standard deviations.

Typical extremes per year

Rainy days

130.9 days

≥1.0mm rain

Heavy rain days

14.4 days

≥20mm rain

Extreme heat days

0 days

daily high ≥40°C

Frost days

105.3 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

36.8°C

30 June 2021

2021 was 0.69 SD above the 9-year average that year

Coldest day

-25°C

14 February 2016

2016 was 0.54 SD above the 9-year average that year

Wettest day

97.1mm

11 December 2024

2024 was 0.52 SD above the 9-year average that year

Windiest day

8.7m/s

25 February 2019

2019 was 2.08 SD below the 9-year average that year

See the detail: Northborough on 11 December 2024.

Frequently asked questions about Northborough's climate

What is the hottest month in Northborough?

July is typically the warmest month in Northborough, with an average high of 28.4°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -5.3°C overnight.

How much does it rain in Northborough?

Northborough gets about 1229mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 29% of it falling in the three wettest months (July is typically the wettest, February the driest).

How many extremely hot or cold days does Northborough have?

On average, Northborough sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 105.3 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.

Is Northborough getting warmer?

Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.15°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 Northborough?

The hottest day on file is 30 June 2021 at 36.8°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.

Data & provenance

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Data 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
Northborough — 42.250°, -71.750°, ERA5 grid cell center, 11.8 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

Plain text
PastClimate (2026-07-19). Historical climate data for Northborough, United States (42.25°N, 71.75°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
APA
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Northborough, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 19, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
MLA
"Historical Climate Data for Northborough, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 19, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
BibTeX
@misc{pastclimate,
  author = {PastClimate},
  title = {Historical climate data for Northborough, United States},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-19},
  url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}

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