Weather in Essex County

Calculated from weather data of Beverly Regional Airport (KBVY) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	38.0	37.0	42.0	35.0	37.0	43.0
February	41.0	41.0	42.0	41.0	36.0	42.0
March	46.0	46.0	46.0	49.0	51.0	51.0
April	56.0		57.0	56.0	57.0	52.0
May	66.0		67.0	67.0	66.0	66.0
June	76.0		71.0	74.0	81.0	77.0
July	82.0		81.0	85.0	77.0	83.0
August	81.0		76.0	85.0	82.0	82.0
September	73.0		72.0	72.0	75.0	74.0
October	63.0		65.0	62.0	65.0	62.0
November	51.0		48.0	55.0	51.0	57.0
December	42.0		45.0	43.0	45.0	43.0
Average	58.0	41.0	59.0	61.0	60.0	61.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	24.0	25	30	17	25	28
February	26.0	26	24	22	24	28
March	31.0	34	32	31	31	34
April	40.0		41	40	40	38
May	48.0		46	50	43	48
June	58.0		55	56	61	59
July	64.0		66	61	63	67
August	64.0		61	66	67	64
September	57.0		57	55	60	55
October	47.0		48	44	51	46
November	35.0		32	38	34	39
December	28.0		32	30	30	29
Average	42.0	28.0	44.0	43.0	44.0	45.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	3	25	24	25
77 °F or warmer	0	59	76	68	77
68 °F or warmer	0	125	134	147	140
32 °F or colder	55	90	91	103	77

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.3	15	27	13	9	4
February	14.2	7	16	23	18	11
March	12.4	20	16	12	4	8
April	13.8		14	6	11	24
May	7.4		7	4	10	4
June	8.0		17	8	4	4
July	6.3		13	3	12	2
August	5.2		13	3	4	4
September	7.9		15	10	5	5
October	10.7		11	13	9	14
November	10.5		9	13	5	9
December	14.1		20	23	9	10
Average	10.3	14.2	14.4	9.7	8.1	7.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.0	9	9	11	10	10
February	9.8	10	10	10	9	9
March	11.2	11	12	10	11	11
April	10.7		9	11	11	12
May	9.4		10	9	9	11
June	8.2		7	9	9	8
July	7.5		7	8	7	8
August	7.8		8	8	7	9
September	8.1		7	9	8	9
October	8.4		7	8	9	8
November	9.5		9	10	9	10
December	9.3		8	12	8	10
Average	9.2	9.9	8.4	9.4	8.8	9.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	NW	W
February	W	NW	W	NW	W
March	NW	NW	W	W	NW
April		NE	W	NW	NW
May		W	E	NW	W
June		E	S	SW	S
July		S	SW	N	S
August		S	S	S	SW
September		N	NW	W	S
October		W	N	N	W
November		W	W	W	W
December		W	NW	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Essex County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Essex County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 82 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Essex County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 38 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Essex County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 14.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Essex County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 5.2 %.