Current Drought Conditions for Massachusetts - July 14, 2026
Massachusetts Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 67% (7,161 square miles) of Massachusetts is under active drought conditions, with an additional 8% (895 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Massachusetts: 38.5% (4,086 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 29% (3,075 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2).
The interactive map below shows current Massachusetts drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 895 | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Moderate Drought | 4,086 | 38.5% | 38.5% |
| Severe Drought | 3,075 | 29% | 29% |
Massachusetts Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Massachusetts
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Abington | Severe Drought |
| Adams | Abnormally Dry |
| Andover | Severe Drought |
| Arlington | Moderate Drought |
| Athol | Moderate Drought |
| Attleboro | Severe Drought |
| Ayer | Moderate Drought |
| Baldwinville | Moderate Drought |
| Barre | Moderate Drought |
| Belchertown | Moderate Drought |
| Bellingham | Severe Drought |
| Belmont | Moderate Drought |
| Beverly | Moderate Drought |
| Blandford | Moderate Drought |
| Bliss Corner | Severe Drought |
| Boston | Moderate Drought |
| Boxford | Severe Drought |
| Brewster | Severe Drought |
| Brockton | Severe Drought |
| Brookfield | Moderate Drought |
| Brookline | Moderate Drought |
| Burlington | Severe Drought |
| Buzzards Bay | Severe Drought |
| Cambridge | Moderate Drought |
| Chelsea | Moderate Drought |
| Cheshire | Abnormally Dry |
| Chester | Moderate Drought |
| Chicopee | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Cochituate | Severe Drought |
| Cordaville | Severe Drought |
| Danvers | Severe Drought |
| Dedham | Moderate Drought |
| Deerfield | Moderate Drought |
| Dennis | Severe Drought |
| Devens | Moderate Drought |
| Dover | Severe Drought |
| Duxbury | Severe Drought |
| East Brookfield | Moderate Drought |
| East Douglas | Moderate Drought |
| East Pepperell | Moderate Drought |
| East Sandwich | Severe Drought |
| Essex | Severe Drought |
| Everett | Moderate Drought |
| Fall River | Severe Drought |
| Fiskdale | Moderate Drought |
| Fitchburg | Moderate Drought |
| Forestdale | Severe Drought |
| Foxborough | Severe Drought |
| Framingham | Severe Drought |
| Gardner | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester | Severe Drought |
| Granby | Moderate Drought |
| Great Barrington | Moderate Drought |
| Groton | Moderate Drought |
| Hatfield | Moderate Drought |
| Haverhill | Severe Drought |
| Hingham | Moderate Drought |
| Holbrook | Severe Drought |
| Holland | Moderate Drought |
| Holyoke | Moderate Drought |
| Hopedale | Moderate Drought |
| Hopkinton | Severe Drought |
| Housatonic | Abnormally Dry |
| Hudson | Moderate Drought |
| Hull | Moderate Drought |
| Huntington | Moderate Drought |
| Ipswich | Severe Drought |
| Kingston | Severe Drought |
| Lawrence | Severe Drought |
| Lee | Abnormally Dry |
| Lenox | Abnormally Dry |
| Leominster | Moderate Drought |
| Lexington | Severe Drought |
| Littleton Common | Severe Drought |
| Lowell | Severe Drought |
| Lunenburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lynn | Moderate Drought |
| Lynnfield | Severe Drought |
| Madaket | Severe Drought |
| Malden | Moderate Drought |
| Marblehead | Moderate Drought |
| Marlborough | Moderate Drought |
| Marshfield | Severe Drought |
| Marshfield Hills | Severe Drought |
| Maynard | Severe Drought |
| Medfield | Severe Drought |
| Medford | Moderate Drought |
| Melrose | Moderate Drought |
| Milford | Severe Drought |
| Millers Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Milton | Moderate Drought |
| Nahant | Moderate Drought |
| Nantucket | Severe Drought |
| Needham | Moderate Drought |
| New Bedford | Severe Drought |
| Newburyport | Severe Drought |
| Newton | Moderate Drought |
| North Adams | Abnormally Dry |
| North Brookfield | Moderate Drought |
| North Lakeville | Severe Drought |
| North Pembroke | Severe Drought |
| North Plymouth | Severe Drought |
| North Scituate | Moderate Drought |
| North Westport | Severe Drought |
| Northampton | Moderate Drought |
| Northborough | Moderate Drought |
| Northfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Norwood | Severe Drought |
| Onset | Severe Drought |
| Orange | Moderate Drought |
| Orleans | Severe Drought |
| Oxford | Moderate Drought |
| Peabody | Moderate Drought |
| Pepperell | Moderate Drought |
| Petersham | Moderate Drought |
| Pinehurst | Severe Drought |
| Pittsfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Plymouth | Severe Drought |
| Popponesset | Severe Drought |
| Quincy | Moderate Drought |
| Raynham Center | Severe Drought |
| Reading | Severe Drought |
| Revere | Moderate Drought |
| Rockport | Severe Drought |
| Rowley | Severe Drought |
| Russell | Moderate Drought |
| Rutland | Moderate Drought |
| Sagamore | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Moderate Drought |
| Salisbury | Severe Drought |
| Saugus | Moderate Drought |
| Scituate | Moderate Drought |
| Seabrook | Severe Drought |
| Sharon | Severe Drought |
| Shelburne Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Shirley | Moderate Drought |
| Smith Mills | Severe Drought |
| Somerville | Moderate Drought |
| South Ashburnham | Moderate Drought |
| South Deerfield | Moderate Drought |
| South Duxbury | Severe Drought |
| South Lancaster | Moderate Drought |
| South Yarmouth | Severe Drought |
| Spencer | Moderate Drought |
| Springfield | Moderate Drought |
| Stoneham | Moderate Drought |
| Sturbridge | Moderate Drought |
| Swampscott | Moderate Drought |
| Taunton | Severe Drought |
| Topsfield | Severe Drought |
| Townsend | Moderate Drought |
| Turners Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Upton | Moderate Drought |
| Vineyard Haven | Severe Drought |
| Wakefield | Moderate Drought |
| Walpole | Severe Drought |
| Waltham | Severe Drought |
| Ware | Moderate Drought |
| Warren | Moderate Drought |
| Webster | Moderate Drought |
| Wellesley | Severe Drought |
| West Brookfield | Moderate Drought |
| West Chatham | Severe Drought |
| West Concord | Severe Drought |
| West Wareham | Severe Drought |
| Westborough | Moderate Drought |
| Westfield | Moderate Drought |
| Weweantic | Severe Drought |
| White Island Shores | Severe Drought |
| Whitinsville | Moderate Drought |
| Wilbraham | Moderate Drought |
| Williamstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilmington | Severe Drought |
| Winchendon | Moderate Drought |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Woburn | Moderate Drought |
| Worcester | Moderate Drought |