Provincetown (P-town) (MA) Temperature by Month

Provincetown (P-town) in Massachusetts, United States of America sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 3°C (37°F) in February and 26°C (79°F) in July, averaging 14°C (57°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.

In Provincetown (P-town), temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 19°C (66°F) in July to -4°C (25°F) in February.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Provincetown (P-town) by month:

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Provincetown (P-town)'s average annual maximum temperature is 14°C (57°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Provincetown (P-town)'s weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Provincetown (P-town) climate page.