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Amherst, Massachusetts vs Hotaka Climate

80%match

Amherst and Hotaka are a 80% climate match. Compared with Amherst, Hotaka has the same summer highs, 8°F (5°C) milder winter nights and less rain in winter.

Amherst gets 45 in (1140 mm) of rain a year and Hotaka 42 in (1068 mm). Amherst's warmest month is July, at 84°F (29°C); Hotaka's is August, at 86°F (30°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Amherst
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Hotaka

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

AmherstHotakasolid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDAmherst Jan: 35°Amherst Feb: 37°Amherst Mar: 46°Amherst Apr: 58°Amherst May: 70°Amherst Jun: 79°Amherst Jul: 84°Amherst Aug: 83°Amherst Sep: 76°Amherst Oct: 64°Amherst Nov: 51°Amherst Dec: 40°Amherst Jan: 14°Amherst Feb: 15°Amherst Mar: 25°Amherst Apr: 35°Amherst May: 45°Amherst Jun: 54°Amherst Jul: 60°Amherst Aug: 58°Amherst Sep: 51°Amherst Oct: 39°Amherst Nov: 31°Amherst Dec: 22°Hotaka Jan: 41°Hotaka Feb: 43°Hotaka Mar: 51°Hotaka Apr: 63°Hotaka May: 73°Hotaka Jun: 78°Hotaka Jul: 84°Hotaka Aug: 86°Hotaka Sep: 78°Hotaka Oct: 67°Hotaka Nov: 57°Hotaka Dec: 46°Hotaka Jan: 24°Hotaka Feb: 24°Hotaka Mar: 30°Hotaka Apr: 40°Hotaka May: 50°Hotaka Jun: 59°Hotaka Jul: 67°Hotaka Aug: 68°Hotaka Sep: 60°Hotaka Oct: 48°Hotaka Nov: 37°Hotaka Dec: 29°

Rain (in per month)

AmherstHotaka

0246JFMAMJJASONDAmherst Jan: 3.4Amherst Feb: 2.9Amherst Mar: 3.7Amherst Apr: 3.7Amherst May: 3.6Amherst Jun: 4.0Amherst Jul: 4.2Amherst Aug: 3.5Amherst Sep: 4.1Amherst Oct: 4.5Amherst Nov: 3.4Amherst Dec: 3.9Hotaka Jan: 2.0Hotaka Feb: 2.1Hotaka Mar: 3.3Hotaka Apr: 3.5Hotaka May: 3.6Hotaka Jun: 4.8Hotaka Jul: 5Hotaka Aug: 3.5Hotaka Sep: 5.2Hotaka Oct: 4.5Hotaka Nov: 2.6Hotaka Dec: 1.8

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Amherst and Hotaka
MonthHighLowRain
AmherstHotakaAmherstHotakaAmherstHotaka
Jan35°F(1°C)41°F(5°C)14°F(-10°C)24°F(-4°C)3.3 in(85 mm)2.0 in(52 mm)
Feb37°F(3°C)43°F(6°C)15°F(-9°C)24°F(-4°C)2.9 in(73 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
Mar46°F(8°C)51°F(11°C)25°F(-4°C)30°F(-1°C)3.7 in(93 mm)3.3 in(84 mm)
Apr58°F(15°C)63°F(17°C)35°F(2°C)40°F(5°C)3.7 in(95 mm)3.5 in(89 mm)
May70°F(21°C)73°F(23°C)45°F(7°C)50°F(10°C)3.6 in(92 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Jun79°F(26°C)78°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)59°F(15°C)4.0 in(101 mm)4.8 in(123 mm)
Jul84°F(29°C)84°F(29°C)60°F(15°C)67°F(19°C)4.2 in(107 mm)5.0 in(127 mm)
Aug83°F(28°C)86°F(30°C)58°F(15°C)68°F(20°C)3.5 in(90 mm)3.5 in(89 mm)
Sep76°F(24°C)78°F(25°C)51°F(10°C)60°F(16°C)4.1 in(105 mm)5.2 in(133 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)67°F(20°C)39°F(4°C)48°F(9°C)4.5 in(114 mm)4.5 in(115 mm)
Nov51°F(11°C)57°F(14°C)31°F(-1°C)37°F(3°C)3.3 in(85 mm)2.6 in(65 mm)
Dec40°F(5°C)46°F(8°C)22°F(-5°C)29°F(-2°C)3.9 in(100 mm)1.8 in(45 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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