Is this weather normal in Berkshire County?

Massachusetts · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Only 2 of Massachusetts's 14 counties ran further above their usual September than Berkshire County. Berkshire County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 52°, lows near 33°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Berkshire County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.3°OctNov: -1.2°NovDec: -4.5°DecJan 2026: -2.3°JanFeb: -4.1°FebMar: +2.9°MarApr: +3.5°AprMay: -1.2°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: 0.0°JulAug: +0.4°AugSep: -0.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.3 inOctNov: -0.7 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: +1.0 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +3.7 inJulAug: -2.0 inAugSep: -0.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Berkshire County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January31° / 13°3.4 in31.8° 20239.6° 1918
February34° / 15°2.8 in30.7° 19988.4° 1934
March42° / 22°3.5 in42.6° 201222.5° 1916
April55° / 33°3.6 in48.8° 201036.6° 1943
May67° / 44°3.9 in61.0° 201545.7° 1917
June75° / 52°4.7 in67.8° 200556.6° 1903
July80° / 57°4.5 in72.4° 202063.7° 1895
August78° / 55°4.4 in70.4° 201858.4° 1903
September71° / 49°4.8 in65.0° 196153.4° 1917
October59° / 38°4.6 in54.2° 200740.5° 1925
November47° / 29°3.6 in43.1° 200629.5° 1901
December36° / 20°4.0 in39.1° 201511.5° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Berkshire County

Crime Radar: Pittsfield, North Adams, Williamstown, Adams, Lenox, Great Barrington, Lee, Cheshire

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