Counties with the warmest summers in Massachusetts
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May 23, 2023
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.8 degrees