Boston, MA: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 55.3°F in Boston, MA, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2025, tied 21st warmest of 154 (with 1973 and 1952).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 55.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 21st warmest of 154
Precipitation: 22.91 in; Driest since 2022; 12th driest of 155

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Boston, MA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 54.6°F, between 53.1°F and 56.3°F in eight years of ten and 31.57 in of precipitation, between 24.19 in and 41.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Boston, MA since 1873: 55.3°F in 2026; the highest is 57.2°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 53.1 to 56.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Boston, MA from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	55.3	21	62.9	28	47.6	19	22.91	144	0
2025	55.4	20	62.9	28	47.8	16	28.89	103	0
2024	56.2	9	63.3	20	49	5	35.87	42	0
2023	56.5	4	63.5	18	49.5	3	40.44	18	0
2022	55.8	16	63.9	12	47.6	19	21.49	152	0
2021	57	3	64.4	7	49.6	1	44.94	5	0
2020	56.1	10	63.8	13	48.5	8	22.73	146	0
2019	56	14	63.7	14	48.4	10	37.13	32	0
2018	56.1	10	63.7	14	48.6	7	38.22	27	0
2017	55.5	18	62.9	28	48.1	13	35.40	46	0
2016	56.1	10	64	10	48.3	11	24.23	139	0
2015	52.7	106	60.8	96	44.6	115	27.14	119	0
2014	53.2	88	61	89	45.5	80	29.29	102	0
2013	55.1	26	62.6	38	47.6	19	32.86	63	0
2012	57.2	1	64.8	2	49.6	1	27.62	115	0
2011	55.2	24	62.5	41	47.8	16	38.97	22	0
2010	57.1	2	64.8	2	49.5	3	41.43	13	0
2009	53.2	88	60.4	111	46	61	33.07	62	0
2008	54.8	37	62.2	50	47.5	24	41.86	10	0
2007	54.4	45	62.3	46	46.5	44	30.03	95	0
2006	55.1	26	62.6	38	47.6	19	41.20	14	0
2005	53.7	70	61.1	85	46.2	54	29.74	96	0
2004	53.1	96	60.6	101	45.6	77	36.18	41	0
2003	52.2	122	59.5	139	45	98	30.67	85	0
2002	56.5	4	64.6	5	48.5	8	27.33	118	0
2001	54.3	48	61.8	65	46.7	39	26.23	127	0
2000	53.5	76	61.2	81	45.9	64	34.29	53	0
1999	55.1	26	63	26	47.2	28	30.92	81	0
1998	55.5	18	62.9	28	48.2	12	49.52	2	0
1997	53.8	68	61.6	72	46	61	20.95	153	0
1996	53.2	88	60.5	105	45.8	68	36.26	39	0
1995	54.3	48	62.1	54	46.6	41	23.86	142	0
1994	53.9	61	62.3	46	45.5	80	37.65	30	0
1993	54.4	45	62.4	43	46.4	48	30.51	86	0
1992	52.6	111	60.5	105	44.8	107	28.33	109	0
1991	56.3	8	64.6	5	47.9	14	32.22	68	0
1990	55	32	62.9	28	47.2	28	35.13	48	0
1989	54	56	61.8	65	46.2	54	32.42	66	0
1988	54.1	53	62	59	46.1	59	26.71	122	0
1987	52.7	106	60.3	116	45.2	93	38.81	24	0
1986	53.5	76	61.4	76	45.5	80	30.13	94	0
1985	53.7	70	61.6	72	45.9	64	28.19	111	0
1984	53.5	76	61	89	45.9	64	44.12	6	0
1983	56.5	4	64.2	8	48.8	6	36.51	38	0
1982	52.7	106	60.4	111	45	98	39.03	20	0
1981	54.5	39	62.5	41	46.4	48	22.22	150	0
1980	54.1	53	62	59	46.3	52	22.67	147	0
1979	54.5	39	62	59	46.9	35	39.03	20	0
1978	52.8	101	60.3	116	45.3	89	30.28	92	0
1977	55	32	63.2	22	46.8	36	32.83	64	0
1976	56.1	10	64.7	4	47.4	26	30.73	84	0
1975	54.8	37	62.4	43	47.2	28	31.45	77	0
1974	53.2	88	61.1	85	45.3	89	31.49	75	0
1973	55.3	21	63	26	47.6	19	31.46	76	0
1972	53.3	83	61	89	45.6	77	38.59	25	0
1971	53.3	83	61.3	79	45.2	93	25.91	131	0
1970	53.9	61	61.9	62	45.8	68	28.58	107	0
1969	53.9	61	60.9	95	46.8	36	29.32	101	0
1968	52.8	101	59.8	134	45.7	73	28.83	104	0
1967	52.1	124	59.4	141	44.7	109	37.05	33	0
1966	53.9	61	61.4	76	46.3	52	26.95	121	0
1965	51.7	132	60	130	43.5	133	19.54	155	0
1964	52.6	111	60.6	101	44.6	115	26.60	123	0
1963	53.6	74	62.2	50	44.9	103	22.87	145	0
1962	52.9	100	61	89	44.7	109	33.28	60	0
1961	53.5	76	61.4	76	45.6	77	40.65	17	0
1960	54.1	53	61.7	70	46.5	44	34.70	50	0
1959	54.5	39	62.8	36	46.2	54	40.36	19	0
1958	53	99	60.3	116	45.7	73	52.79	1	0
1957	54.5	39	62.8	36	46.1	59	20.48	154	0
1956	52.6	111	60.1	124	45	98	35.34	47	0
1955	55.1	26	63.2	22	47.1	32	44.98	4	0
1954	53.7	70	61.6	72	45.8	68	48.37	3	0
1953	55.6	17	63.7	14	47.5	24	40.66	16	0
1952	55.3	21	63.2	22	47.4	26	34.41	52	0
1951	55.1	26	63.1	25	47.1	32	33.30	58	0
1950	53.3	83	61.8	65	44.8	107	22.45	148	0
1949	56.4	7	65	1	47.9	14	24.90	135	0
1948	52.4	117	60.8	96	44	124	30.35	89	0
1947	53.9	61	62.3	46	45.5	80	27.70	113	0
1946	53.6	74	62.3	46	45	98	33.15	61	0
1945	54	56	62.2	50	45.9	64	31.68	72	0
1944	54	56	62.1	54	45.8	68	26.05	130	0
1943	52.8	101	60.8	96	44.7	109	24.94	134	1
1942	53.8	68	61.6	72	46	61	30.76	83	0
1941	53.4	80	61.8	65	45	98	24.62	137	0
1940	50.7	149	58.1	152	43.3	137	26.40	125	0
1939	52.8	101	60.6	101	44.9	103	24.60	138	3
1938	53.1	96	61.2	81	45.1	97	41.70	12	0
1937	54.2	51	62.1	54	46.4	48	30.34	90	0
1936	52.4	117	60.5	105	44.3	120	35.76	43	2
1935	51.3	142	59.2	143	43.4	135	28.24	110	0
1934	51.8	130	60	130	43.5	133	27.68	114	0
1933	55	32	62.9	28	47.2	28	41.93	9	1
1932	55.1	26	63.4	19	46.8	36	27.46	116	0
1931	55	32	62.9	28	47.1	32	38.15	28	0
1930	55.2	24	63.7	14	46.7	39	22.24	149	0
1929	54	56	62.6	38	45.4	85	29.33	100	2
1928	53.2	88	61	89	45.4	85	30.30	91	0
1927	53.7	70	61.7	70	45.7	73	28.74	105	0
1926	51.7	132	59.5	139	43.9	127	28.64	106	0
1925	54.9	36	63.3	20	46.5	44	30.95	80	0
1924	53.1	96	60.8	96	45.3	89	31.51	74	1
1923	51.8	130	60.3	116	43.4	135	23.97	140	3
1922	54.5	39	62.4	43	46.5	44	36.19	40	0
1921	55.9	15	64.1	9	47.8	16	33.83	55	0
1920	51.9	128	59.8	134	44	124	35.52	45	0
1919	54.4	45	62.2	50	46.6	41	34.12	54	0
1918	51.7	132	60	130	43.3	137	29.38	99	0
1917	51.4	139	58.9	147	43.9	127	31.00	79	0
1916	52.1	124	60	130	44.3	120	31.75	70	0
1915	53.4	80	61	89	45.8	68	31.74	71	0
1914	52.3	120	60.6	101	44.1	123	26.59	124	2
1913	54.5	39	62.9	28	46.2	54	27.95	112	0
1912	52.1	124	60.4	111	43.8	131	25.60	132	0
1911	53.2	88	61.2	81	45.2	93	27.45	117	0
1910	54.3	48	61.9	62	46.6	41	21.59	151	0
1909	53.3	83	61.1	85	45.5	80	32.30	67	0
1908	53.9	61	62.1	54	45.4	85	23.90	141	2
1907	50.8	147	58.7	148	42.8	142	26.19	128	0
1906	53.4	80	61.1	85	45.4	85	32.57	65	2
1905	51.5	137	59.4	141	43.6	132	26.31	126	0
1904	50.3	151	58.2	151	42.3	147	33.63	57	0
1903	52.8	101	60.4	111	45.3	89	35.00	49	0
1902	52.7	106	60.1	124	44.9	103	25.40	133	3
1901	51.9	128	59	145	44.7	109	35.68	44	0
1900	53.3	83	61.9	62	44.6	115	36.52	36	0
1899	52.2	122	60.5	105	43.9	127	29.50	97	0
1898	53.9	61	61.3	79	46.4	48	36.71	35	0
1897	52.5	116	60.5	105	44.4	118	30.27	93	0
1896	52.1	124	59.6	138	44	124	29.48	98	6
1895	52.6	111	60.5	105	44.3	120	23.77	143	16
1894	54	56	62.1	54	45.7	73	26.11	129	23
1893	50.8	147	58.4	150	42.6	145	31.92	69	22
1892	52.3	120	59.8	134	44.7	109	31.04	78	0
1891	52.7	106	60.3	116	45.2	93	30.41	87	0
1890	52.6	111	60.3	116	44.9	103	30.39	88	0
1889	53.2	88	60.1	124	46.2	54	30.80	82	0
1888	49.2	154	57.3	154	41	152	34.59	51	0
1887	51.2	143	59.2	143	43.3	137	27.09	120	0
1886	51	145	59	145	43.1	140	31.62	73	0
1885	49.5	153	58.1	152	40.8	153	33.76	56	0
1884	51.5	137	60.1	124	42.8	142	38.95	23	0
1883	50.6	150	60.1	124	41.1	151	24.84	136	0
1882	51.7	132	61.2	81	42.3	147	37.68	29	0
1881	51.4	139	60.4	111	42.3	147	43.06	8	0
1880	54.2	51	64	10	44.4	118	28.58	107	0
1879	51	145	60.3	116	41.7	150	36.52	36	0
1878	53.2	88	61.8	65	44.7	109	43.40	7	0
1877	52.4	117	60.8	96	43.9	127	37.03	34	0
1876	51.6	136	60.3	116	42.9	141	33.30	58	0
1875	49.6	152	58.5	149	40.7	154	41.86	10	0
1874	51.2	143	59.7	137	42.6	145	38.39	26	0
1873	51.4	139	60.1	124	42.7	144	37.40	31	0
1872							40.67	15	60

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	57.2
2010	57.1
2021	57
2023	56.5
2002	56.5
1983	56.5
1949	56.4
1991	56.3
2024	56.2
2020	56.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	49.2
1885	49.5
1875	49.6
1904	50.3
1883	50.6
1940	50.7
1907	50.8
1893	50.8
1886	51
1879	51

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1958	52.79
1998	49.52
1954	48.37
1955	44.98
2021	44.94
1984	44.12
1878	43.40
1881	43.06
1933	41.93
2008	41.86
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1965	19.54
1957	20.48
1997	20.95
2022	21.49
1910	21.59
1981	22.22
1930	22.24
1950	22.45
1980	22.67
2020	22.73

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 2 July 2026
Coldest night: 4°F; 8 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.57 in; 7 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	28°F 57th coldest of 152	2.21 in 30th driest of 155
February	28.5°F 52nd coldest of 151	1.08 in 7th driest of 155
March	41.4°F 25th warmest of 153	3.64 in 75th wettest of 155
April	48.5°F 59th warmest of 153	1.47 in 10th driest of 155
May	60.8°F 20th warmest of 154	2.09 in 43rd driest of 155
June	71.8°F 5th warmest of 153	1.46 in 31st driest of 155
July	74.7°F 32nd warmest of 155	4.63 in 27th wettest of 155
August	75.2°F 6th warmest of 155	0.98 in 7th driest of 155
September	64.6°F 72nd warmest of 154	5.35 in 29th wettest of 155
October so far	61.7°F 21st warmest of 155	a trace 5th driest of 155

Hot days and freezes

Boston, MA has had 16 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 32nd most of 154 (with 2001, 1999, 1963 and 5 other years).
Boston, MA has had 2 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 1952, tied 2nd most of 154 (with 1952, 1949, 1944 and 1 other year).
Boston, MA has had 70 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2015, tied 78th most of 154 (with 2013, 1989, 1974 and 2 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Boston, MA came on Thursday 9 April 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 80th latest of 154 (with 2025, 1982, 1972 and 7 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
2 July	Warmest day	101°F	98°F 1963	Provisional
19 May	Warmest day	96°F	90°F 2017, 1986, 1949	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	75°F	71°F 1878	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 22.91 in of precipitation in Boston, MA, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2022, 12th driest of 155.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Boston, MA: 101°F on Thursday 2 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Boston, MA: a low of 4°F on Sunday 8 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Boston, MA: 1.57 in on Tuesday 7 July 2026.