Counties with the warmest summers in Massachusetts

It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.

With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Massachusetts using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.

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#14. Berkshire County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 65 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.0 degrees

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#13. Nantucket

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 65 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.9 degrees

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#12. Franklin County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.1 degrees

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#11. Hampshire County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.9 degrees

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#10. Worcester County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.6 degrees

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#9. Hampden County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.1 degrees

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#8. Barnstable County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.0 degrees

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#7. Dukes County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees

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#6. Essex County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.5 degrees

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#5. Middlesex County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees

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#4. Bristol County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.2 degrees

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#3. Norfolk County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.5 degrees

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#2. Plymouth County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.6 degrees

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#1. Suffolk County

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.8 degrees