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Boston's Climate

Gasson Tower, morning light


Boston, Massachusetts enjoys four distinctly different seasons each year. While there is no "dry period" (the normal precipitation throughout the region is approximately 3 inches per month), the summer months of June through August tend to offer the hottest extremes.

 

Gasson, summer

Summer

June 21 through September 20
60 to 95° F (15 to 35° C)
 

Autumn

September 21 through December 20
46 to 60° F (8 to 15° C)
Bapst Lawn, fall
Burns Library, winter

Winter

December 21 through March 20
0 to 37° F (−17 to 3° C)
 

Spring

March 21 through
June 20
38 to 60° F (3 to 15° C)
Gasson, spring