Martha's Vineyard Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is at Edgartown in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the island, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month at The Vineyard, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
All the numbers are long-term historical averages based on climate data gathered from 1991 to 2020 .
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
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40 | 25 | January | 4 | -4 |
41 | 27 | February | 5 | -3 |
46 | 32 | March | 8 | 0 |
56 | 40 | April | 13 | 4 |
65 | 50 | May | 19 | 10 |
74 | 58 | June | 23 | 14 |
81 | 65 | July | 27 | 18 |
80 | 64 | August | 27 | 18 |
74 | 60 | September | 24 | 15 |
65 | 50 | October | 18 | 10 |
54 | 39 | November | 12 | 4 |
46 | 32 | December | 8 | 0 |
60 | 45 | Year | 16 | 7 |
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 26 | January | 5 | -4 |
42 | 27 | February | 5 | -3 |
46 | 32 | March | 8 | 0 |
55 | 40 | April | 13 | 4 |
65 | 49 | May | 18 | 9 |
74 | 58 | June | 23 | 14 |
80 | 64 | July | 27 | 18 |
80 | 64 | August | 27 | 18 |
74 | 58 | September | 23 | 15 |
64 | 48 | October | 18 | 9 |
54 | 40 | November | 12 | 4 |
46 | 31 | December | 8 | 0 |
60 | 45 | Year | 16 | 7 |
Days of Hot Weather in Martha's Vineyard
Summer temperatures at The Vineyard are what many people would consider idyllic. About half the days have highs in the 70s Fahrenheit, with the rest reaching the 80s. Typically, only two days a year make it into the 90s. A day that hot can happen anytime from May to September, but is most likely during July.
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
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January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
April | 1 | 0 | 0 |
May | 8 | 1 | 0 |
June | 23 | 5 | 0 |
July | 30 | 18 | 1 |
August | 30 | 17 | 1 |
September | 24 | 5 | 0 |
October | 7 | 0 | 0 |
November | 0 | 0 | 0 |
December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 122 | 47 | 2 |
How Often Martha's Vineyard Has Cold Temperatures
Temperatures can descend to freezing at The Vineyard from October through to April, and sometimes as late as May. Edgartown typically has 95 frosty nights a year, including most of January and February. While the coldest nights drop below 10 °F, the temperature plummets to 0 °F (-18 °C) only once or twice a decade.
On an average of 14 days annually the thermometer never rises above freezing. Days that chilly can occur from November to March.
10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 3 | 10 | 24 |
February | 1 | 8 | 21 |
March | 0 | 3 | 18 |
April | 0 | 0 | 4 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October | 0 | 0 | 1 |
November | 0 | 0 | 8 |
December | 0 | 4 | 19 |
Year | 5 | 25 | 95 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.