Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Ludlow, MA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4 in Ludlow typically lands in that awkward shoulder season — average highs of 53° with lows still dipping to 31°. The date has swung wildly over the years, from a balmy 78° in 1950 to a brutal 13° low in 1954. There's a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, with a small but real 7% shot at snow.
Ludlow's weather has real range — 102° in June 1952 and -22° in January 1961 puts 124 degrees of separation between its all-time extremes. A single August day in 1955 dumped 7.55 inches of rain, and a February 1958 storm buried the town under 17 inches of snow.
Summer is Ludlow's sweet spot, peaking the last week of July with average highs of 84° before easing through a pleasant fall. Winter locks in hard from late January through early February, when average highs barely crack 32°. August brings the most rainfall, averaging 1.32 inches in its wettest week, so pack accordingly for late-summer visits.