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Sprinkler Winterization in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, local sprinklers deadlines run from Oct 8 to Nov 11, with a median around Oct 22 — 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 8Oct 18View →Checklist
MarlboroughOct 8Oct 18View →Checklist
SpringfieldOct 10Oct 20View →Checklist
ChicopeeOct 10Oct 20View →Checklist
WestfieldOct 10Oct 20View →Checklist
HolyokeOct 10Oct 20View →Checklist
FitchburgOct 11Oct 21View →Checklist
LowellOct 12Oct 22View →Checklist
HaverhillOct 13Oct 23View →Checklist
LeominsterOct 13Oct 23View →Checklist
WalthamOct 15Oct 25View →Checklist
New BedfordOct 18Oct 28View →Checklist
AttleboroOct 18Oct 28View →Checklist
WoburnOct 20Oct 30View →Checklist
BrocktonOct 21Oct 31View →Checklist
LynnOct 21Oct 31View →Checklist
PeabodyOct 21Oct 31View →Checklist
SalemOct 21Oct 31View →Checklist
WorcesterOct 22Nov 1View →Checklist
TauntonOct 22Nov 1View →Checklist
BeverlyOct 22Nov 1View →Checklist
QuincyOct 23Nov 2View →Checklist
Weymouth TownOct 23Nov 2View →Checklist
CambridgeOct 24Nov 3View →Checklist
NewtonOct 24Nov 3View →Checklist
LawrenceOct 30Nov 9View →Checklist
MethuenOct 30Nov 9View →Checklist
Barnstable TownOct 30Nov 9View →Checklist
Fall RiverNov 3Nov 13View →Checklist
BostonNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
SomervilleNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
MaldenNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
MedfordNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
RevereNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
EverettNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
ChelseaNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist

Back to the national Sprinkler Winterization guide, or see the methodology.

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