Editing Rochester, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Rochester Old Road Sign.jpg|thumb|left|180px|An old road sign and water pump at the Town Common, on Route 105]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|36.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|33.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, or 6.76%, is water.  Rochester is located along the western border of Plymouth County, and is bordered by [[Lakeville, Massachusetts|Lakeville]] and [[Middleborough, Massachusetts|Middleborough]] to the north, [[Wareham, Massachusetts|Wareham]] and [[Marion, Massachusetts|Marion]] to the east, [[Mattapoisett, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett]] to the south, and [[Acushnet, Massachusetts|Acushnet]] and [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]] to the west.  The town's localities include Bisbee Corner, East Rochester, North Rochester and Varella Corner. The town is about {{convert|10|mi}} northeast of [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], {{convert|40|mi}} east of [[Providence, Rhode Island]], and {{convert|60|mi}} south of [[Boston]].

The [[Mattapoisett River|Mattapoisett]] and [[Sippican River|Sippican]] rivers flow through the town, emptying into [[Buzzards Bay]].  Most of the town's brooks also flow into these two rivers.  The source of the Mattapoisett, [[Great Quittacas Pond]] and [[Little Quittacas Pond]], lie on the border between the town and Lakeville.  Other ponds include [[Snipatuit Pond]], [[Long Pond (Rochester, Massachusetts)|Long Pond]], Snow's Pond, Hartley's Mill Pond, [[Mary's Pond]], [[Leonards Pond (Rochester, Massachusetts)|Leonards Pond]], and Hathaway Pond, as well as several smaller bodies of water.  The town has two wildlife management areas and a fish hatchery, as well as a small recreation area along Mary's Pond and two parks near the town center. The town is also the site of the Sippican Rod & Gun Club, near the Haskell Swamp Wildlife Management Area.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Rochester, Massachusetts (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =37.9
| Feb high F  =39.7
| Mar high F  =46.2
| Apr high F  =57.0
| May high F  =67.5
| Jun high F  =76.5
| Jul high F  =82.4
| Aug high F  =81.0
| Sep high F  =73.7
| Oct high F  =62.5
| Nov high F  =52.3
| Dec high F  =43.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =29.0
| Feb mean F  =30.6
| Mar mean F  =37.1
| Apr mean F  =47.1
| May mean F  =57.2
| Jun mean F  =66.3
| Jul mean F  =72.5
| Aug mean F  =71.1
| Sep mean F  =64.1
| Oct mean F  =53.1
| Nov mean F  =43.5
| Dec mean F  =34.7
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =20.1
| Feb low F  =21.6
| Mar low F  =28.1
| Apr low F  =37.3
| May low F  =46.8
| Jun low F  =56.1
| Jul low F  =62.5
| Aug low F  =61.2
| Sep low F  =54.5
| Oct low F  =43.7
| Nov low F  =34.7
| Dec low F  =26.4
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.49
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.83
| Mar precipitation inch  =5.73
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.91
| May precipitation inch  =3.58
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.08
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.36
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.05
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.36
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.05
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.69
| Dec precipitation inch  =5.25
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =10.7
| Feb snow inch  =9.0
| Mar snow inch  =4.5
| Apr snow inch  =0.6
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.1
| Dec snow inch  =5.9
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| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00196938 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-01 }}</ref>
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