Best time to visit Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
May and September are the best balance at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 69° to 76°F), with very busy crowds. June is busiest, with about 7,200 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
- Jamaica Plain, MA USC00193890
- Lat / lon
- 42.30, -71.12
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- From park center
- 5.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 37° | 40° | 47° | 59° | 69° | 79° | 85° | 83° | 76° | 64° | 53° | 42° | 61° |
| Low, °F | 19° | 21° | 28° | 38° | 48° | 58° | 64° | 63° | 55° | 43° | 34° | 26° | 41° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 49.4 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 58 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| 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° | 19° | 3.9 | – | 9:24 | 2,300 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 40° | 21° | 3.6 | – | 10:29 | 2,500 | Moderate | Cold |
| March | 47° | 28° | 4.5 | – | 11:48 | 3,600 | Moderate | Cool |
| April | 59° | 38° | 4.3 | – | 13:18 | 4,900 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 69° | 48° | 3.6 | – | 14:34 | 7,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 79° | 58° | 4.2 | – | 15:16 | 7,200 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 85° | 64° | 3.5 | – | 14:59 | 6,500 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 63° | 3.7 | – | 13:54 | 6,300 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 76° | 55° | 4.0 | – | 12:26 | 6,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| October | 64° | 43° | 5.0 | – | 10:59 | 5,100 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 53° | 34° | 4.0 | – | 9:43 | 3,700 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 42° | 26° | 5.1 | – | 9:05 | 2,900 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 61° | 41° | 49.4 | – | 58,000 | |||
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 85°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 19°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 58,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Massachusetts
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