Does it actually rain/snow that much?

I'm a prospective student from California, and I'm trying to figure out whether it would be worth bringing or buying an electric scooter or electric skateboard.

I've heard that Cambridge gets a TON of rain and snow, but I'm not sure how much that actually affects day-to-day transportation. Is the weather bad enough that you'd only be able to use a scooter/skateboard for part of the year, or do people still ride them regularly?