North & Central America · City travel

Best time to visit Boston

Mid May–Mid Jun, Late Aug–Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.9°C, with 2.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Boston season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 6.5)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 3.4)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 2.6)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 5.9)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 14.8)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 12.2)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 28.3)Late Mar: Fair (season score 41.1)Early Apr: Okay (season score 43.1)Mid Apr: Great (season score 73.6)Late Apr: Great (season score 79.3)Early May: Great (season score 85.2)Mid May: Best (season score 91.1)Late May: Best (season score 90.1)Early Jun: Best (season score 87.3)Mid Jun: Best (season score 90.4)Late Jun: Great (season score 79.5)Early Jul: Great (season score 82.8)Mid Jul: Great (season score 80.1)Late Jul: Great (season score 76.8)Early Aug: Great (season score 83.6)Mid Aug: Great (season score 85.1)Late Aug: Best (season score 91.5)Early Sep: Best (season score 89.0)Mid Sep: Best (season score 99.9)Late Sep: Best (season score 98.2)Early Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Oct: Best (season score 93.2)Late Oct: Great (season score 77.5)Early Nov: Great (season score 77.0)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 54.0)Late Nov: Fair (season score 40.5)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 27.9)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 14.6)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 11.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid3.0°C2.963.1%
FebruaryAvoid4.4°C2.961.4%
MarchOff-season8.0°C2.760.9%
AprilGood13.8°C3.162.8%
MayBest19.3°C3.064.6%
JuneBest24.6°C2.963.3%
JulyGreat28.0°C2.556.6%
AugustBest27.1°C2.355.2%
SeptemberBest23.2°C2.353.6%
OctoberBest17.1°C2.558.6%
NovemberGood11.2°C2.659.1%
DecemberOff-season6.0°C3.063.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: BOSTON(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.