Plymouth climate
A moderated coastal climate still brings heat, snow, nor'easters, and shoreline exposure
The practical official climate proxy used here is Boston Logan International Airport. NOAA 1991-2020 normals show a 51.9 degree annual mean, July averages of 82.1 degrees high and 66.0 degrees low, January averages of 36.8 and 23.1 degrees, 43.59 inches of precipitation, and 49.2 inches of snow. Boston is north of Plymouth, so the figures are regional guidance rather than a property forecast.
Plymouth's town climate factsheet discusses warmer average temperatures, changing precipitation, and coastal exposure. The catalog lists 22.1 degrees Celsius, 81% humidity, and an air-quality index of 88. Inspect heating, cooling, roof, windows, salt, drainage, flood and wind coverage, trees, backup power, snow access, and the care route during heat, rain, snow, or a coastal storm.
Living through the seasons
Summers are the easier season. Winter comfort deserves a closer look.
- Overall Comfort
- Good
3.3 / 5
- Average Summer High
- 76°F
- Days Above 90°F
- 1 day/year
- Summer Feel
- Excellent
Mild · 76°F
Excellent
4.8 / 5
- Average Winter Low
- 30°F / -1°C
- Days Below Freezing
- 70 days/year
- Winter Feel
- Good
Fair
Good
2.9 / 5
The shape of the year
Humidity, comfortable months, and sunshine show how the seasons differ.
- Humidity
- 81%
- Comfortable Months
- 5 months
- Solar Exposure
- 1446 peak sun hrs/yr
Poor
Fair
Poor
Air, allergies, and weather
Air quality and allergies shape day to day comfort. The best months and weather risks help with timing.
Air and allergies
- Air Quality
- Excellent
- Allergy Levels
- Poor
4.7 / 5
Current AQI
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Current PM2.5
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Timing and weather
- Long Term Fine Particle Pollution
- 5.6 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
- Best Months
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Toughest Months
- Jan, Feb, Mar
- Heat Risk
- Low
- Drought Risk
- Moderate
- Weather Volatility
- Moderate
Good · 5.6 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
Very Good
3 / 5
Plymouth in everyday life
Could Plymouth work for you?
What may work well
- Coastal seasons support beaches, trails, forests, museums, historic sites, and outdoor activity for much of the year.
- Libraries, hospital services, age-friendly programs, museums, and indoor recreation provide alternatives during storms and winter.
- NOAA and town sources make heat, precipitation, snow, warming, and coastal planning visible even though the station is regional.
What to think about
- Snow, ice, nor'easters, rain, humidity, salt, flood, erosion, heat, and power interruptions affect comfort and maintenance.
- Roof, siding, windows, drainage, heating, trees, insurance, and storm work can cost more near the coast.
- A Boston proxy is not a Plymouth home forecast, so shoreline, elevation, shade, wind, and drainage need direct review.
Live a Plymouth year before choosing the home
Price the heating season
Request fuel, electric, heating, insulation, roof, window, backup-power, snow, and ice records. Ask who handles storms and emergency repairs.
Inspect coastal weather handling
Check roof, siding, windows, salt, gutters, drains, basement, shoreline, flood layers, wind coverage, parking, and road access after rain or wind.
Plan indoor movement
Try the library, Center for Active Living, hospital, pharmacy, grocery, museum, and transit route when cold, dark, rainy, or snowy.
Use the seasonal calendar
Compare beach, trail, forest, museum, history, library, recreation, family visits, and indoor activities across summer crowds, fall, winter, and storm recovery.
Questions retirees ask
What is Plymouth's climate like?
Plymouth has a moderated coastal four-season climate. A Boston Logan proxy shows a 51.9 degree annual mean, July averages of 82.1 and 66.0 degrees, 43.59 inches of rain, and 49.2 inches of snow. Coastal wind, flood, salt, and drainage also matter.
Does Plymouth get much snow?
The Boston Logan 1991-2020 proxy averages 49.2 inches of snow and January averages of 36.8 and 23.1 degrees. Check heating, roof, snow removal, ice, trees, power, roads, and care access.
What should I inspect in a Plymouth home?
Review heating, cooling, roof, siding, windows, salt wear, gutters, drainage, basement, shoreline, flood and wind coverage, snow responsibility, backup power, and the route to care.
Plymouth offers a rewarding coastal climate, but the comfortable home is one that handles heat, rain, snow, salt, wind, flooding, power interruptions, and storm recovery without improvisation. Visit in difficult weather and price the physical home and insurance honestly.
Sources
Climate comfort helps estimate how practical daily life may feel across the year, especially for heat, humidity, cold, and seasonal constraints.
Seasonal timing, health conditions, air conditioning, air quality, and elevation can change the lived experience.
- NASA POWER
Used for Overall Comfort, Summer Feel, Average Summer High, Days Above 90°F, Winter Feel, Average Winter Low, Days Below Freezing, Humidity, Comfortable Months, Solar Exposure, Best Months, Toughest Months, Allergy Levels, Heat Risk, Weather Volatility
- Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS, checked against U.S. EPA AirData
Used for Air Quality, Long-Term Fine-Particle Pollution
Checked 2026-05-18
- Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index
Used for Drought Risk
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