Dartmouth, MA Climate Specs + Top-Rated Window Installers
Dartmouth sits in IECC climate zone 5A, which sets the energy-performance bar here no matter who ends up installing your windows. A window license file doesn't cover Dartmouth on this site, so Google Maps supplies the 7 ranked names you see below. Checked September 2026.
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5AIECC climate zone · ENERGY STAR Northern zone
Dartmouth's climate zone, in plain terms
Dartmouth falls in IECC climate zone 5A, and ENERGY STAR separately groups Bristol County into its Northern zone for window certification.
Those two numbers, not the brand on the box, set the U-factor and SHGC worth checking on any quote you get in Dartmouth.
A Providence-Warwick, RI-MA contractor who can't name either one on request is worth a second question before you sign.
Data: U.S. EPA / DOE, ENERGY STAR, ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Climate Zones by County/ZIP (Windows, Doors, and Skylights) (V7.0); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE Building America), Guide to Determining Climate Zone by County: Building America and IECC 2021 Updates (PNNL-33270) (2021 IECC), from the nearest NOAA station 3.4 mi away.
What FEMA's risk data says about Dartmouth
FEMA rates Bristol County's hurricane risk as Relatively Moderate and its wind risk as Relatively High.
Neither rating changes a window's energy label, but both are exactly what impact-resistance and design-pressure ratings are built to answer for a Dartmouth home.
Ask specifically about design pressure and impact rating for Dartmouth, not just energy performance, if either risk rating comes back on the high side.
- Hurricane
- Relatively Moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively Low
Data: FEMA, National Risk Index for Natural Hazards - County-level table, v1.20 (v1.20, December 2025).
Guides to finish before Dartmouth window bids come in
- How to Read an NFRC Window Label Four numbers on one sticker decide most of a window's real-world performance. Here's what each one means.
- ENERGY STAR Window Criteria by Climate Zone ENERGY STAR splits the country into four zones, each with its own numbers. Here they are, and why the Northern zone works backward from the other three.
- Impact Windows vs. Shutters in Florida's Hurricane Zones Florida gives homeowners two paths to a protected opening. Here's how each one is tested, and where the HVHZ raises the bar further.
Dartmouth's top-rated window installers, by Google
The order below weighs a Google rating against its review count, the same way this site weighs a U-factor against a brochure claim: on the number, not the name. Treat it as a rating, never as proof of a license, bond or HVHZ approval.
- Citywide GlassGoogle reviews
- Cote and Sons LLCGoogle reviews
- Sam Karam & Sons General Contractors IncGoogle reviews
- Harvey Windows + DoorsGoogle reviews
- Bay State Window & DoorGoogle reviews
- Guido's Plate Glass Service Inc.Google reviews
- Precision Window & KitchenGoogle reviews