When does it snow? (Worcester, Pittsfield: live in, winters, trip)

[Suryoyo]

I'm planning a trip to Worcester, MA soon and I never seen snow before... so when does it start to snow?

[ogre]

Well, most years the snow starts about July 15 . . . after the previous winter's snow has ended around July 4.

Okay, now seriously, it varies. You could get the first substantial snow any time from late November to early January. I would suggest planning your trip for some time from about mid January to late February if you really want to be sure of seeing a good blanket of snow covering the ground. Depending on the winter, you could get that thick snow cover a lot earlier than that, but there will be winters when the serious snow begins kind of late. You need to get a bit into January to be just about guaranteed of seeing a good covering of white on the ground. Similarly, at the end of winter there is a lot of variation as to when the snow disappears. Some years, you could be here in the middle of March and still see a decent snow cover, but other years the meltdown happens earlier, so again, just to be sure of seeing some good snow cover you probably want to be here before the end of February.

[BubbyBu]

Yea January through March are the snow months...it does snow occasionaly in December...very rarely in November

[ChrisA70]

Unless you live out here in far western Mass(Pittsfield). We get snow in November.

Originally Posted by BubbyBu

Yea January through March are the snow months...it does snow occasionaly in December...very rarely in November

[MassYankee]

When does it snow in MA? Yes!
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*lol* ... I live in the northeast corner, and I'd say we usually get the first snow in mid-November and the last snow in early-April... of course it varies a little each year.

The real deep stuff that sticks around for awhile because of cold temps too, is January-March.