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Ice Dam Prevention in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, local ice dams deadlines run from Sep 15 to Nov 15, with a median around Nov 15 — 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.

Icicles forming along a snowy roof edge — an early warning sign of ice dams backing water under the shingles — Massachusetts deadlines city by city
Photo: Valeria Boltneva / Pexels

Notable cities

All Massachusetts cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
WorcesterSep 15Nov 1View →Checklist
SpringfieldOct 16Oct 20View →Checklist
LowellOct 16Oct 22View →Checklist
NewtonOct 16Nov 3View →Checklist
LawrenceOct 16Nov 9View →Checklist
WalthamOct 16Oct 25View →Checklist
HaverhillOct 16Oct 23View →Checklist
ChicopeeOct 16Oct 20View →Checklist
MethuenOct 16Nov 9View →Checklist
PittsfieldOct 16Oct 18View →Checklist
AttleboroOct 16Oct 28View →Checklist
WestfieldOct 16Oct 20View →Checklist
LeominsterOct 16Oct 23View →Checklist
FitchburgOct 16Oct 21View →Checklist
HolyokeOct 16Oct 20View →Checklist
MarlboroughOct 16Oct 18View →Checklist
WoburnOct 16Oct 30View →Checklist
BostonNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
CambridgeNov 15Nov 3View →Checklist
New BedfordNov 15Oct 28View →Checklist
BrocktonNov 15Oct 31View →Checklist
QuincyNov 15Nov 2View →Checklist
LynnNov 15Oct 31View →Checklist
Fall RiverNov 15Nov 13View →Checklist
SomervilleNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
MaldenNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
MedfordNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
TauntonNov 15Nov 1View →Checklist
Weymouth TownNov 15Nov 2View →Checklist
RevereNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
PeabodyNov 15Oct 31View →Checklist
Barnstable TownNov 15Nov 9View →Checklist
EverettNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
SalemNov 15Oct 31View →Checklist
BeverlyNov 15Nov 1View →Checklist
ChelseaNov 15Nov 21View →Checklist
OctNovDecWorcesterSep 15SpringfieldOct 16LowellOct 16NewtonOct 16LawrenceOct 16WalthamOct 16HaverhillOct 16ChicopeeOct 16MethuenOct 16PittsfieldOct 16AttleboroOct 16WestfieldOct 16LeominsterOct 16FitchburgOct 16HolyokeOct 16MarlboroughOct 16WoburnOct 16BostonNov 15

Local ice dam prevention deadlines for Massachusetts cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Ice Dam Prevention in Massachusetts: related searches

Massachusetts homeowners search for: ice dam removal cost, ice dam steaming, and "ice dam prevention near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Ice Dam Prevention guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the ice dam prevention window shifts in Maryland and Michigan.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.