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Car Battery Cold-Start in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, local car battery deadlines run from Oct 18 to Nov 21, with a median around Nov 1 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Notable cities

All Massachusetts cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
PittsfieldOct 18Oct 18View →Checklist
MarlboroughOct 18Oct 18View →Checklist
SpringfieldOct 20Oct 20View →Checklist
ChicopeeOct 20Oct 20View →Checklist
WestfieldOct 20Oct 20View →Checklist
HolyokeOct 20Oct 20View →Checklist
FitchburgOct 21Oct 21View →Checklist
LowellOct 22Oct 22View →Checklist
HaverhillOct 23Oct 23View →Checklist
LeominsterOct 23Oct 23View →Checklist
WalthamOct 25Oct 25View →Checklist
New BedfordOct 28Oct 28View →Checklist
AttleboroOct 28Oct 28View →Checklist
WoburnOct 30Oct 30View →Checklist
BrocktonOct 31Oct 31View →Checklist
LynnOct 31Oct 31View →Checklist
PeabodyOct 31Oct 31View →Checklist
SalemOct 31Oct 31View →Checklist
WorcesterNov 1Nov 1View →Checklist
TauntonNov 1Nov 1View →Checklist
BeverlyNov 1Nov 1View →Checklist
QuincyNov 2Nov 2View →Checklist
Weymouth TownNov 2Nov 2View →Checklist
CambridgeNov 3Nov 3View →Checklist
NewtonNov 3Nov 3View →Checklist
LawrenceNov 9Nov 9View →Checklist
MethuenNov 9Nov 9View →Checklist
Barnstable TownNov 9Nov 9View →Checklist
Fall RiverNov 13Nov 13View →Checklist
BostonNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
SomervilleNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
MaldenNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
MedfordNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
RevereNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
EverettNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist
ChelseaNov 21Nov 21View →Checklist

Back to the national Car Battery Cold-Start guide, or see the methodology.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 11, 2026.