Best time to visit Boston National Historical Park
May and September are the best balance at Boston National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 67° to 73°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 388,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 42°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Boston Logan Intl AP, MA USW00014739
- Lat / lon
- 42.36, -71.01
- Elevation
- 12 ft
- From park center
- 2.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 37° | 39° | 46° | 56° | 67° | 76° | 82° | 80° | 73° | 62° | 52° | 42° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 23° | 25° | 31° | 41° | 50° | 60° | 66° | 65° | 58° | 48° | 38° | 29° | 44° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 43.6 |
| Snow, in | 14.3 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 49.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:24 | 10:29 | 11:48 | 13:18 | 14:34 | 15:16 | 14:59 | 13:54 | 12:26 | 10:59 | 9:43 | 9:05 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 56 | 67 | 132 | 190 | 230 | 315 | 388 | 349 | 279 | 290 | 145 | 108 | 2,549 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 23° | 3.4 | 14.3 | 9:24 | 56,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 39° | 25° | 3.2 | 14.4 | 10:29 | 67,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 46° | 31° | 4.2 | 9.0 | 11:48 | 132,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| April | 56° | 41° | 3.6 | 1.6 | 13:18 | 190,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 67° | 50° | 3.3 | 0 | 14:34 | 230,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 76° | 60° | 3.9 | 0 | 15:16 | 315,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 82° | 66° | 3.3 | 0 | 14:59 | 388,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 80° | 65° | 3.2 | 0 | 13:54 | 349,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 73° | 58° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:26 | 279,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 62° | 48° | 4.0 | 0.2 | 10:59 | 290,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 52° | 38° | 3.7 | 0.7 | 9:43 | 145,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 42° | 29° | 4.3 | 9.0 | 9:05 | 108,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 59° | 44° | 43.6 | 49.2 | 2,549,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 82°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 23°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,549,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Massachusetts
Closures, reservations and alerts: Boston National Historical Park on nps.gov
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