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Weather in Provincetown, MA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Provincetown has milder winters than most of Massachusetts

Provincetown has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 24°. A typical November afternoon reaches 52°, and nights fall to 38°.

Winter 41°/26°Spring 54°/39°Summer 76°/61°Fall 62°/47°
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Sunrise 6:16 am · sunset 4:32 pm

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What stands out about Provincetown’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of MassachusettsJanuary nights average 24°, milder than 507 of 541 Massachusetts towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 79°, cooler than 93% of U.S. towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 94% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Provincetown’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
41° / 26°
Snow is rare
Spring
54° / 39°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
76° / 61°
90° days are rare
Fall now
62° / 47°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
When is it wettest?December, with 4.7 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° vs. the 20th century.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Provincetown itself (about a 3-mile square). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.