Zip 02203 (Boston, MA) Climate

The climate in 02203 Boston, MA is a humid continental climate. Summers are warm to hot and humid with average high temperatures of around 80°F (27°C). Winters are cold and wet with average lows dipping below freezing and occasional snowfall. Spring and autumn are mild with comfortable temperatures and plenty of sunshine. The city typically receives around 43 inches (109 cm) of precipitation per year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02203 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Massachusetts.

9.2 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 02203 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Boston, Massachusetts	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	49.3 in.	27.8 in.
	132.2 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	82.4°	85.8°
	20.2°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	25 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 02203 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Massachusetts. In the 02203 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 02203 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 02203 zip code, there are 10.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Massachusetts.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 02203 zip code with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02203 zip code, there are 109.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

In the 02203 zip code, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Massachusetts.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02203 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 02203 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in the 02203 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Massachusetts.

May is the rainiest month in the 02203 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in the 02203 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Massachusetts. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 49.3 inches in the 02203 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the 02203 zip code with 14.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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9.2 Summer - 4.9 Winter

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