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Best Climate Cities in Massachusetts

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in Massachusetts

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 62.4
Ocean Grove, MA
3,099 residents
Temperature 53°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#2
Score 62.4
Somerset, MA
18,246 residents
Temperature 53°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#3
Score 62.4
North Westport, MA
4,995 residents
Temperature 53°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#4
Score 60.4
West Yarmouth, MA
6,323 residents
Temperature 52°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#5
Score 60.4
South Yarmouth, MA
11,642 residents
Temperature 52°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#6
Score 60.4
Dennis, MA
1,903 residents
Temperature 52°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#7
Score 60.4
Yarmouth Port, MA
5,825 residents
Temperature 52°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#8
Score 59.9
Nantucket, MA
10,837 residents
Temperature 51°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#9
Score 58.3
West Chatham, MA
1,337 residents
Temperature 51°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#10
Score 57.7
Vineyard Haven, MA
2,672 residents
Temperature 50°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#11
Score 57.7
Oak Bluffs, MA
1,357 residents
Temperature 50°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37
#12
Score 57
Raynham Center, MA
4,871 residents
Temperature 51°F
Sunshine 275 days
Clean Air 37

Full Ranking, Massachusetts

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1 Ocean Grove MA 62.4
2 Somerset MA 62.4
3 North Westport MA 62.4
4 West Yarmouth MA 60.4
5 South Yarmouth MA 60.4
6 Dennis MA 60.4
7 Yarmouth Port MA 60.4
8 Nantucket MA 59.9
9 West Chatham MA 58.3
10 Vineyard Haven MA 57.7
11 Oak Bluffs MA 57.7
12 Raynham Center MA 57
13 Taunton MA 57
14 Acushnet Center MA 56.3
15 Smith Mills MA 56.3
16 Barnstable Town MA 56.1
17 Orleans MA 56
18 Harwich Port MA 56
19 North Eastham MA 56
20 Dennis Port MA 56
21 West Dennis MA 56
22 South Dennis MA 56
23 Brewster MA 56
24 East Dennis MA 56
25 Harwich Center MA 56
26 East Harwich MA 56
27 Northwest Harwich MA 56
28 North Plymouth MA 56
29 Plymouth MA 56
30 Kingston MA 56
31 Chatham MA 55.9
32 Mattapoisett Center MA 55.9
33 Bliss Corner MA 55.9
34 New Bedford MA 54.4
35 The Pinehills MA 53.9
36 North Attleborough Town MA 52
37 North Seekonk MA 52
38 Boston MA 51.3
39 Marion Center MA 51.1
40 Forestdale MA 51.1
41 Sagamore MA 51.1
42 Wareham Center MA 51.1
43 Bourne MA 51.1
44 Pocasset MA 51.1
45 Monument Beach MA 51.1
46 Buzzards Bay MA 51.1
47 West Wareham MA 51.1
48 White Island Shores MA 51.1
49 Weweantic MA 51.1
50 Onset MA 51.1

Ocean Grove, MA tops the list with a composite score of 62.4 out of 100, followed by Somerset and North Westport. MA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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