Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chatham features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (28 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-10 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1010 mm (39.8 inches) and receives 134 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chatham enjoys an average of 2993 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 6 minutes to 15 hours 13 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Chatham are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (28 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chatham experiences 66 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 104 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average high | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (28°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Average low | -6°C (22°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -10°C (13°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-10°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (31°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
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Chatham usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 103 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chatham are January, February and December. On average, 67 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) | 69 (2.7) | 71 (2.8) | 96 (3.8) | 104 (4.1) | 96 (3.8) | 95 (3.8) | 83 (3.2) | 76 (3.0) | 108 (4.2) | 80 (3.2) | 64 (2.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Chatham are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chatham: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 111 | 163 | 250 | 260 | 303 | 349 | 363 | 342 | 299 | 235 | 174 | 138 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 27m | 10h 34m | 11h 58m | 13h 24m | 14h 37m | 15h 13m | 14h 53m | 13h 48m | 12h 25m | 11h 0m | 9h 45m | 9h 6m |
Chatham experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chatham UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |