▁Tar ▁Hill ▁ ▁Upper ▁Common ▁ ▁Wa ite ' s ▁Cor ner ▁ ▁West ▁F itch burg ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁F itch burg ' s ▁climate ▁is ▁hum id ▁contin ental , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁pre domin ant ▁climate ▁for ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁New ▁England . ▁Sum mers ▁are ▁typically ▁warm , ▁ra iny , ▁and ▁hum id , ▁while ▁winter s ▁are ▁cold , ▁wind y , ▁and ▁snow y . ▁Spring ▁and ▁fall ▁are ▁usually ▁m ild , ▁but ▁conditions ▁are ▁widely ▁varied , ▁depending ▁on ▁wind ▁direction ▁and ▁jet ▁stream ▁position ing . ▁The ▁warm est ▁month ▁is ▁July , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁high ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 7 9   ° F ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁low ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 5 6   ° F . ▁The ▁col dest ▁month ▁is ▁January , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁high ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 3 1   ° F ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁low ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 1 2   ° F . ▁ ▁Point s ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁F itch burg ▁Art ▁Museum ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁through ▁the ▁be quest ▁of ▁artist , ▁collect or ▁and ▁F itch burg ▁native ▁Ele an or ▁Nor cross ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 9 2 3 ). ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁four ▁building ▁complex ▁features ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁of ▁gallery ▁and ▁educational ▁work shop ▁space ▁and ▁includes ▁the ▁historic ▁" C ross ▁Bar n " ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3