Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best time to visit Boston is May, June, August, when the weather, flight prices, and crowds align. — consistent weather climate
🌦Humid
| Score | 11 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 83 | 79 | 63 | 30 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Polar | Polar | Cold | Cold | Mild | Humid | Humid | Pleasant | Humid | Cool & rainy | Cold | Cold |
| Temperature | -5–3°C | -5–4°C | -2–8°C | 4–13°C | 10–20°C | 15–25°C | 19–28°C | 19–28°C | 15–23°C | 9–17°C | 2–11°C | -2–6°C |
| Feels like | -10–-2°C | -11–0°C | -7–3°C | 0–10°C | 7–18°C | 14–25°C | 20–30°C | 19–29°C | 14–23°C | 6–15°C | -2–7°C | -7–2°C |
| Precipitation | 106mm 10 days | 88mm 10 days | 109mm 11 days | 107mm 11 days | 79mm 9 days | 87mm 9 days | 110mm 10 days | 74mm 8 days | 109mm 9 days | 119mm 10 days | 84mm 7 days | 120mm 10 days |
| Sunshine | 6.0h ☀︎ 63% | 6.7h ☀︎ 63% | 7.9h ☀︎ 66% | 8.0h ☀︎ 60% | 9.7h ☀︎ 66% | 11.2h ☀︎ 74% | 11.4h ☀︎ 76% | 10.9h ☀︎ 79% | 8.9h ☀︎ 71% | 7.5h ☀︎ 68% | 6.6h ☀︎ 67% | 5.7h ☀︎ 63% |
| Wind | W · 23 km/h | W · 23 km/h | W · 23 km/h | W · 23 km/h | SW · 21 km/h | SW · 20 km/h | SW · 18 km/h | SW · 18 km/h | W · 19 km/h | W · 20 km/h | W · 21 km/h | W · 21 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 67% | 69% | 67% | 69% | 70% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 71% | 73% |
| Day length | 9.5h | 10.6h | 12.0h | 13.4h | 14.6h | 15.2h | 14.9h | 13.8h | 12.5h | 11.0h | 9.8h | 9.1h |
| Tourist Crowds | Low season | Low season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | Shoulder season |
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