Climate and average weather in Yarmouth
In Yarmouth, the summers are mild, fairly dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are cold, windy, snowy, and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Yarmouth typically varies from 30°F to 71°F, and is rarely below 16°F or above 77°F. August is the hottest month of the year, while February is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Yarmouth for warm-weather activities is from mid June to early October.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 71°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 30°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 5.1 in
- Driest
- Jul
- 2.5 in
- Rain / yr
- 48.0 in
- 118 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.0–15.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- 41.7°N
- Clearest
- Aug
- 51% cloud
Yarmouth is town in Massachusetts, United States.
- Density
- 345/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1639
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Yarmouth weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid June to early October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Yarmouth, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.6 months, from June 14 to September 30, with daily high temperatures above 63°F. The hottest month of the year in Yarmouth is August, with an average high of 71°F and low of 67°F.
The cool season lasts 3.6 months, from December 13 to March 31, with daily high temperatures below 44°F. The coldest month of the year in Yarmouth is February, with an average low of 30°F and high of 38°F.
Days typically run about 6°F warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 43 |
| Avg low (°F) | 30 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 30 |
| Feb | 38 | 30 |
| Mar | 41 | 34 |
| Apr | 47 | 42 |
| May | 55 | 50 |
| Jun | 64 | 60 |
| Jul | 71 | 67 |
| Aug | 71 | 67 |
| Sep | 66 | 62 |
| Oct | 59 | 54 |
| Nov | 51 | 44 |
| Dec | 43 | 36 |
How hot and cold Yarmouth really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about 16°F (around January 23), with roughly 130 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 32°F), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°F) | 38 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 43 |
| Air high (°F) | 38 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 43 |
| Feels-like low (°F) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 37 | 26 |
| Air low (°F) | 30 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Feels-like high (°F) | Air high (°F) | Feels-like low (°F) | Air low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 38 | 18 | 30 |
| Feb | 38 | 38 | 18 | 30 |
| Mar | 41 | 41 | 24 | 34 |
| Apr | 47 | 47 | 35 | 42 |
| May | 55 | 55 | 48 | 50 |
| Jun | 64 | 64 | 60 | 60 |
| Jul | 71 | 71 | 67 | 67 |
| Aug | 71 | 71 | 67 | 67 |
| Sep | 66 | 66 | 62 | 62 |
| Oct | 59 | 59 | 53 | 54 |
| Nov | 51 | 51 | 37 | 44 |
| Dec | 43 | 43 | 26 | 36 |
Average hourly temperature in Yarmouth
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 71°F, and coldest before dawn in February, near 30°F.
Yarmouth weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38° / 30° | 4.3 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 38° / 30° | 3.8 | 10 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 41° / 34° | 4.8 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 47° / 42° | 4.3 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 1.5 |
| May | 55° / 50° | 3.6 | 10.3 | 0 | 14.3 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 64° / 60° | 3.2 | 8.2 | 0 | 15 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 71° / 67° | 2.5 | 7.7 | 0 | 14.7 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 71° / 67° | 3.1 | 7.8 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 66° / 62° | 4.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 59° / 54° | 4.8 | 10.1 | 0 | 10.9 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 51° / 44° | 4.4 | 10 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 43° / 36° | 5.1 | 12 | 2.8 | 9 | 0.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Yarmouth gets about 48.0 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from around Sep 30 to May 20, peaking in April at about 40% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 6.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 5.1 in over about 12 wet days; July is the driest, with 2.5 in. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 38 |
| Rain days | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 11 |
| Feb | 36 | 10 |
| Mar | 36 | 11 |
| Apr | 38 | 11 |
| May | 33 | 10 |
| Jun | 27 | 8 |
| Jul | 25 | 8 |
| Aug | 26 | 8 |
| Sep | 27 | 8 |
| Oct | 33 | 10 |
| Nov | 34 | 10 |
| Dec | 38 | 12 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Yarmouth collects about 48.0 in of rain across 118 wet days — roughly 4.0 in in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 5.1 in, while July is the driest at just 2.5 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 31% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (in) | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Rain days | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Snow days | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rainfall (in) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 | 11 | 5 |
| Feb | 3.8 | 10 | 5 |
| Mar | 4.8 | 11 | 4 |
| Apr | 4.3 | 11 | 1 |
| May | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jun | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jul | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Aug | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec | 5.1 | 12 | 3 |
Snow in Yarmouth
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Yarmouth averages about 17 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Nov 22 to Apr 17 — about 4.8 months.
February is snowiest, with roughly 5 days of snow and an estimated 14 in of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 43 in of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Snowfall (in) | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (in) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 10 |
| Feb | 5 | 14 |
| Mar | 4 | 10 |
| Apr | 1 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 | 7 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Yarmouth, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 21 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 28. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 29 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around June 20. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 59% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 42 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Cloudier (%) | 58 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 59 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 58 |
| Feb | 44 | 56 |
| Mar | 43 | 57 |
| Apr | 44 | 56 |
| May | 44 | 56 |
| Jun | 47 | 53 |
| Jul | 56 | 44 |
| Aug | 57 | 43 |
| Sep | 56 | 44 |
| Oct | 53 | 47 |
| Nov | 46 | 54 |
| Dec | 41 | 59 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 11, brings about 15 hours of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 hours — a swing of roughly 6 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:12 | 6:46 | 6:01 | 5:08 | 4:27 | 4:11 | 4:24 | 4:54 | 5:27 | 6:00 | 6:38 | 7:07 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:29 | 5:05 | 5:40 | 6:15 | 6:47 | 7:11 | 7:09 | 6:36 | 5:44 | 4:52 | 4:14 | 4:07 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.3 | 7:12 | 4:29 |
| Feb | 10.3 | 6:46 | 5:05 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 6:01 | 5:40 |
| Apr | 13.1 | 5:08 | 6:15 |
| May | 14.3 | 4:27 | 6:47 |
| Jun | 15.0 | 4:11 | 7:11 |
| Jul | 14.7 | 4:24 | 7:09 |
| Aug | 13.7 | 4:54 | 6:36 |
| Sep | 12.3 | 5:27 | 5:44 |
| Oct | 10.9 | 6:00 | 4:52 |
| Nov | 9.6 | 6:38 | 4:14 |
| Dec | 9.0 | 7:07 | 4:07 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Yarmouth averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 13 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.3 months, from around Jun 22 to Oct 30. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 13 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is December, down near 8 sunny days — about 36% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Mixed |
| Feb | 8 | Mixed |
| Mar | 9 | Mixed |
| Apr | 9 | Mixed |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 12 | Mixed |
| Aug | 13 | Mixed |
| Sep | 13 | Mixed |
| Oct | 12 | Mixed |
| Nov | 9 | Mixed |
| Dec | 8 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Yarmouth, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.6 months, from around June 13 to October 1. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 81% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 2 to June 12, and April is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 76 | 98 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 90 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 34 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| Jul | 2 | 17 | 36 | 38 | 8 |
| Aug | 4 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 9 |
| Sep | 31 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 1 |
| Oct | 76 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Yarmouth is typically breezy, near 14 mph, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Oct 11 to Apr 18. The windiest month is January, averaging about 17 mph (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Apr 19 to Oct 10, with August the calmest month at about 11 mph.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | breezy |
| Feb | 17 | breezy |
| Mar | 16 | breezy |
| Apr | 15 | breezy |
| May | 13 | breezy |
| Jun | 12 | light breeze |
| Jul | 12 | light breeze |
| Aug | 11 | light breeze |
| Sep | 13 | breezy |
| Oct | 15 | breezy |
| Nov | 16 | breezy |
| Dec | 17 | breezy |
Hazard calendar for Yarmouth
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Yarmouth sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Best time to visit Yarmouth
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Yarmouth throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late September, Yarmouth is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Yarmouth for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to late September, with a peak score in the second week of July.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 | poor |
| Feb | 0.0 | poor |
| Mar | 0.1 | poor |
| Apr | 1.5 | poor |
| May | 3.5 | fair |
| Jun | 5.9 | good |
| Jul | 7.0 | good |
| Aug | 7.0 | good |
| Sep | 6.5 | good |
| Oct | 4.6 | fair |
| Nov | 2.4 | poor |
| Dec | 0.6 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Yarmouth for hot-weather activities is from early July to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Yarmouth, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 71°F), the essentials are sun protection. In the cold season around February (highs near 38°F), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker.
In August, Yarmouth sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 67°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Yarmouth
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 38°F.
The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°F) | 40 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 45 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°F) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | Bracing |
| Feb | 38 | Bracing |
| Mar | 38 | Bracing |
| Apr | 43 | Bracing |
| May | 50 | Bracing |
| Jun | 59 | Bracing |
| Jul | 66 | Cool |
| Aug | 68 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 65 | Cool |
| Oct | 58 | Bracing |
| Nov | 51 | Bracing |
| Dec | 45 | Bracing |
UV index (midday) in Yarmouth by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yarmouth peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Moderate | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Yarmouth
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 4.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 4 | 0 |
| Apr | 6 | 0 |
| May | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 6 | 0 |
| Sep | 5.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 2 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Growing season
The growing season in Yarmouth typically lasts about 305 days, from around March 4 to January 2 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from March 30 to November 28.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 40 | 38 | 67 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 70 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 31 |
| Feb | 38 | 28 |
| Mar | 67 | 29 |
| Apr | 99 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 96 | 3 |
| Dec | 70 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Yarmouth banks about 2,240 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 352 | 582 | 592 | 430 | 191 | 5 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 88 |
| Jun | 352 |
| Jul | 582 |
| Aug | 592 |
| Sep | 430 |
| Oct | 191 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Yarmouth receives about 4.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.6 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 19 to Sep 22. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.6 kWh/m² — roughly 75% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Level | Dim | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 | Dim |
| Feb | 2.8 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5.2 | Bright |
| May | 5.9 | Bright |
| Jun | 6.4 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.4 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.7 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.5 | Bright |
| Oct | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2.1 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1.6 | Dim |
Where is Yarmouth?
Yarmouth sits at 41.7°N, 70.2°W, 33 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Barnstable, 3.7 mi away.
Topography around Yarmouth
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Yarmouth.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Yarmouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 46 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 ft.
The land around Yarmouth is covered by trees (60%) within 2 miles, water (61%) and trees (30%) within 10 miles, and water (75%) and trees (21%) within 50 miles.
United States travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 100% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $90,027
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 5.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Yarmouth (41.7057°, -70.2286°, elevation 33 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).