Is this weather normal in Nantucket County?

Massachusetts · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

Weather › Massachusetts › Nantucket County

Nantucket County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.0. The last 12 months brought 31.8 inches of rain and snow there, 73% of the usual 43.7.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 44°

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

Loading the forecast...

usual high for the datewarmercooler

The last 12 months

Oct: +1.0°OctNov: -2.4°NovDec: -4.3°DecJan 2026: -2.9°JanFeb: -5.4°FebMar: +1.3°MarApr: +0.9°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: +2.2°JunJul: -0.3°JulAug: +1.6°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: +0.2 inOctNov: -1.6 inNovDec: -2.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -2.2 inFebMar: -0.8 inMarApr: -2.8 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: -2.5 inJunJul: +1.7 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +2.8 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 Nantucket County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January40° / 26°3.7 in40.9° 202322.0° 1981
February40° / 27°3.2 in39.0° 201819.0° 1934
March44° / 31°4.2 in43.8° 194528.7° 1916
April52° / 39°4.0 in49.4° 194539.2° 1907
May61° / 47°3.3 in57.2° 201545.1° 1917
June69° / 56°3.1 in65.8° 200155.8° 1903
July76° / 63°2.4 in72.8° 201063.3° 1902
August76° / 63°3.3 in73.5° 202261.5° 1903
September71° / 57°3.9 in67.6° 201557.6° 1917
October62° / 48°4.4 in60.4° 201747.6° 1925
November53° / 39°4.0 in51.1° 202236.9° 1901
December45° / 32°4.4 in47.7° 201524.3° 1989

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

Towns in Nantucket County

Crime Radar: Nantucket

Nearby counties