Best Time to Visit Boston
The best time to visit Boston is June to September, when the average temperature is 18–22°C and rainfall is low for Boston, at 92–113 mm a month.
Boston weather by month
The wettest month in Boston is October with 123 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 22°C. The coolest is January at -3°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3°C / 26°F | 80 mm | Cold |
| February | -3°C / 27°F | 86 mm | Cold |
| March | 1°C / 34°F | 110 mm | Cold |
| April | 7°C / 45°F | 107 mm | Cool |
| May | 13°C / 56°F | 95 mm | Cool |
| June | 19°C / 65°F | 113 mm | Best |
| July | 22°C / 72°F | 94 mm | Best |
| August | 22°C / 72°F | 93 mm | Best |
| September | 18°C / 65°F | 92 mm | Best |
| October | 12°C / 53°F | 123 mm | Cool |
| November | 5°C / 42°F | 98 mm | Cool |
| December | 0°C / 32°F | 116 mm | Cold |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Boston: under 150 mm, and no more than 121 mm, a quarter above Boston's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 121 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Logan (BOS) at 42.36, -71.01. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.