Is this weather normal in Hampden County?

Massachusetts · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Hampden County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 62.0° there, right at the usual for September (41st warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 55°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.4°OctNov: -1.2°NovDec: -4.3°DecJan 2026: -2.8°JanFeb: -4.1°FebMar: +3.0°MarApr: +3.0°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +1.5°JunJul: -0.1°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: -0.3°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: +0.1 inOctNov: -1.5 inNovDec: -1.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.2 inJanFeb: -1.7 inFebMar: +0.5 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: -2.3 inJunJul: +3.0 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: +0.2 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 Hampden County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 16°3.5 in34.4° 202313.3° 1918
February37° / 18°3.1 in33.7° 199811.8° 1934
March45° / 25°4.0 in44.9° 201225.6° 1916
April58° / 35°4.0 in51.1° 201039.9° 1943
May70° / 46°3.8 in63.1° 201548.4° 1917
June78° / 55°4.6 in70.0° 194359.2° 1903
July83° / 60°4.3 in75.2° 201366.2° 1895
August81° / 58°4.4 in73.7° 202261.8° 1903
September74° / 51°4.5 in67.0° 196156.0° 1917
October61° / 40°4.9 in57.1° 201742.7° 1925
November50° / 31°3.8 in45.4° 200632.4° 1901
December39° / 22°4.4 in40.8° 201514.6° 1989

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

Towns in Hampden County

Crime Radar: Westfield, Springfield, Chicopee, Longmeadow, Wilbraham

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