Hot-summer humid continental
Boston, Massachusetts
Suffolk County, Massachusetts · Population 664k · 125 ft elevation
Living in Boston
Boston has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Boston at a glance
- Population
- 664k
- Elevation
- 125 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $710k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,093/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.699th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 583 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,929 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 14.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 14.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 9.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | 1.6″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 9.0″ | 144 hrs |
Near Boston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology