Boston climate

Name: Boston
Address: Massachusetts, United States

United States · Massachusetts · 42.360° N, 71.059° W

Köppen Dfahumid continentalContinental

Cold snowy winters and warm humid summers, with frequent coastal storms.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 84°F / 29°C

Coldest month

February, 23°F / -5°C

Annual swing

61°F / 34°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

November

Rain per year

44.5" / 1130 mm

Snow per year

31.4" / 799 mm

Elevation

30 ft / 9 m

Time zone

America/New_York

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	38 / 3	24 / -5	2.55 / 65	7.7 / 195	68%	9.0 / 14.5	62%
February	40 / 5	23 / -5	2.15 / 55	9.4 / 238	69%	8.8 / 14.2	62%
March	48 / 9	29 / -1	2.76 / 70	5.6 / 141	66%	9.4 / 15.1	56%
April	56 / 13	39 / 4	4.06 / 103	1.3 / 32	69%	9.4 / 15.1	66%
May	67 / 19	49 / 9	3.10 / 79	0.0 / 0	66%	8.7 / 14.0	60%
June	77 / 25	59 / 15	3.50 / 89	0.0 / 0	71%	7.5 / 12.1	61%
July	84 / 29	67 / 19	5.07 / 129	0.0 / 0	73%	7.1 / 11.4	58%
August	82 / 28	66 / 19	3.45 / 88	0.0 / 0	72%	7.2 / 11.6	56%
September	74 / 23	58 / 15	4.76 / 121	0.0 / 0	75%	7.6 / 12.2	51%
October	64 / 18	49 / 9	5.45 / 138	0.7 / 17	78%	8.0 / 12.9	59%
November	52 / 11	36 / 2	2.95 / 75	0.3 / 7	71%	8.5 / 13.7	47%
December	43 / 6	29 / -2	4.69 / 119	6.6 / 168	73%	8.8 / 14.2	62%

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