AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

This climate climate zone covers from about 44°N to 50°N latitude mostly east of the 100th meridian in North America. However, it can be found as far north as 54°N, and further west in the Canadian Prairie Provinces and below 40°N in the high Appalachians. In Europe this subtype reaches its most northerly latitude at nearly 61° N. Areas featuring this subtype of the continental climate have an average temperature in the warmest month below 22°C (22°F). Summer high temperatures in this zone typically average between 21-28°C (70-82°F) during the daytime and the average temperatures in the coldest month are generally far below the -3 °C (27°F) mark.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Amherst is 47.9°F (8.8°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 71.2°F (21.8°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 23.9°F (-4.5°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Amherst is 104.0°F (40°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Amherst is -30.0°F (-34.4°C), which was recorded in January.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Amherst is 43.2" (1097.3 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is September with 4.0" (101.6 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 3.0" (76.2 mm). There are an average of 119.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in April with 11.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in October with 8.0 days.

In Amherst, there's an average of 44.4" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 12.0" of snow (30.5 cm).