Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area, Massachusetts 

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Weather in Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area, Massachusetts

The most pleasant months of the year for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area are June, August and July. In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Massachusetts. January is the snowiest month in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area with 14.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places.


Today's Weather - Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA

5 PM PST

Light Rain

57°F

7 DAY FORECASTDESCRIPTIONHIGH/LOWWIND
TonightLight Rain56° / 62°NE 7 mph
Saturday NightMostly Cloudy52° / 71°N 8 mph
Sunday NightMostly Clear56° / 72°N 7 mph
Monday NightMostly Clear55° / 79°S 5 to 9 mph
Tuesday NightMostly Clear60° / 76°NW 8 mph
Wednesday NightPartly Cloudy57° / 73°S 5 to 9 mph
Thursday NightPartly Cloudy57° / 71°S 7 to 10 mph

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area area is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Massachusetts.

9.2 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January35° 17°
February39° 20°
March46° 27°
April57° 36°
May68° 46°
June77° 56°
July82° 61°
August81° 60°
September73° 52°
October62° 40°
November51° 33°
December40° 23°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Boston-Cambridge-Newton
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January029116
February02595
March022114
April09111
May11120
June20110
July40100
August3090
September1090
October06100
November015111
December026114

YOU SHOULD KNOW

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.


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love to love you, boston - 1/19/2023
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If want gray weather come to Boston - 5/6/2021
Boston blows. I have lived here for 50 years. Super depressing the majority of the time if you like decent weather. Storms tend to stick around for days. Weather is... Read More

Lots of work in an unhappy place - 3/6/2021
I grew up in a big city in TX; have lived in IA, MO, spent chunks of time in MT, OR, WA, CA, and road-tripped all over the US.  I moved to MA ~20 years ago for work, and... Read More


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