Boston, MA: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 62.3°F in Boston, MA, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, tied 20th warmest of 154 (with 2021).

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 62.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 20th warmest of 154
Precipitation: a trace; Driest since 1975; 7th driest of 155

A normal 1 to 9 October in Boston, MA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.6°F, between 54.8°F and 63.2°F in eight years of ten and 0.56 in of precipitation, between 0.06 in and 2.29 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Boston, MA since 1872: 62.3°F in 2026; the highest is 67.1°F, in 1879.

Normal range, 54.8 to 63.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 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	62.3	20	70.9	18	53.7	26	trace	144	0
2025	62.8	16	71.6	13	54.1	24	0.85	67	0
2024	60.1	44	66.6	72	53.7	26	0.40	102	0
2023	63.2	13	70.6	25	55.8	14	0.13	121	0
2022	57.1	96	62.2	124	52	46	0.93	62	0
2021	62.3	20	68.7	41	55.9	13	1.51	42	0
2020	58.6	71	66.6	72	50.7	67	0.04	133	0
2019	59.3	56	66.8	67	51.9	47	0.62	86	0
2018	62.5	18	69	39	56	12	0.66	80	0
2017	65.5	3	73.1	9	57.9	1	0.38	104	0
2016	57.6	90	63.9	106	51.3	57	2.59	7	0
2015	56.1	106	61.6	129	50.6	69	0.43	100	0
2014	57.4	91	63.4	112	51.4	55	1.70	29	0
2013	63.9	10	71.1	16	56.7	6	0.45	99	0
2012	59.6	55	65.7	84	53.6	28	0.31	110	0
2011	62.8	16	70.9	18	54.7	20	1.53	39	0
2010	58.5	75	65.4	87	51.6	52	2.24	11	0
2009	57.4	91	64.1	103	50.7	67	1.73	28	0
2008	57.1	96	65.1	90	49	97	0.48	94	0
2007	63.7	11	70.8	22	56.6	7	0.65	84	0
2006	59.2	60	68.1	46	50.2	78	0.50	90	0
2005	63.1	14	71.4	14	54.7	20	1.97	20	0
2004	57.8	85	65.9	82	49.7	89	0.06	126	0
2003	54.8	118	63.9	106	45.7	132	0.19	118	0
2002	62.4	19	70.6	25	54.2	23	0.06	126	0
2001	59.3	56	69.4	34	49.2	95	0.05	130	0
2000	56	109	62.4	122	49.6	90	0.73	76	0
1999	54	129	62.3	123	45.7	132	0.77	73	0
1998	55.3	114	63.3	113	47.2	111	2.95	5	0
1997	58.8	66	67.4	55	50.1	83	0.49	91	0
1996	52.6	140	61	136	44.2	141	2.26	10	0
1995	59.9	48	66.9	64	53	36	3.51	4	0
1994	55.8	110	64.6	98	47.1	115	0.12	123	0
1993	57.8	85	67.9	49	47.8	107	0.37	106	0
1992	54.8	118	64.8	94	44.9	138	0.08	124	0
1991	61.3	30	69.2	37	53.4	29	0.88	65	0
1990	64.4	9	74.1	4	54.8	19	0.55	89	0
1989	55.2	115	63.6	109	46.9	117	0.65	84	0
1988	53.9	131	61.3	134	46.6	123	1.12	54	0
1987	58.1	79	67.1	61	49.1	96	1.67	30	0
1986	58.6	71	67.3	57	49.9	85	1.46	45	0
1985	59.7	52	66.9	64	52.6	41	0.85	67	0
1984	49.3	153	56.4	152	42.1	153	3.67	3	0
1983	64.9	8	72.3	11	57.6	3	0.48	94	0
1982	61.2	32	69.1	38	53.3	32	2.30	9	0
1981	52.6	140	58.3	147	46.9	117	0.99	58	0
1980	56.9	99	63.6	109	50.2	78	1.40	46	0
1979	58.8	66	64.7	95	53	36	2.16	16	0
1978	53.6	132	58.8	146	48.3	102	1.61	33	0
1977	57.7	89	64.9	92	50.6	69	2.03	19	0
1976	61.6	25	67.3	57	55.8	14	2.16	16	0
1975	59.1	62	68.1	46	50.1	83	trace	144	0
1974	51.3	147	60.7	137	42	154	0.02	138	0
1973	59.7	52	67.6	51	51.8	48	0.36	107	0
1972	57.8	85	64.2	100	51.3	57	1.56	36	0
1971	60.8	35	69.9	32	51.8	48	0.24	114	0
1970	59.1	62	66.8	67	51.4	55	0.31	110	0
1969	59.9	48	66.4	76	53.3	32	1.10	55	0
1968	59.2	60	66.2	79	52.2	45	1.37	49	0
1967	58.2	76	67.1	61	49.3	94	0.13	121	0
1966	58.2	76	66.8	67	49.6	90	0.97	59	0
1965	51.1	149	59.6	141	42.7	151	1.14	53	0
1964	51.6	144	59	144	44.1	143	0.20	117	0
1963	61.4	27	72.3	11	50.6	69	0.05	130	0
1962	59.8	51	66.6	72	53.1	35	7.04	1	0
1961	61.9	23	70.1	29	53.8	25	1.81	27	0
1960	56.9	99	65.9	82	47.9	106	0.03	136	0
1959	63.7	11	70.3	28	57	4	2.39	8	0
1958	54.2	125	63.2	114	45.2	136	0.89	63	0
1957	56.7	103	63.2	114	50.2	78	1.56	36	0
1956	57.2	94	65.6	85	48.9	99	1.93	23	0
1955	59.3	56	66.3	78	52.3	43	2.13	18	0
1954	61.1	33	69.3	35	52.8	38	0.46	97	0
1953	57.9	82	67.3	57	48.6	100	0.59	88	0
1952	56.8	101	65.2	88	48.4	101	1.23	52	0
1951	57.9	82	63.1	116	52.8	38	1.60	34	0
1950	61.6	25	70.4	27	52.7	40	0.00	150	0
1949	58.8	66	67.3	57	50.3	76	0.40	102	0
1948	58	81	66.2	79	49.8	86	1.09	56	0
1947	60.6	38	70.1	29	51.1	63	trace	144	0
1946	58.6	71	69.6	33	47.7	108	trace	144	0
1945	56.1	106	65	91	47.2	111	0.89	63	0
1944	58.6	71	66.9	64	50.2	78	0.06	126	0
1943					49.8	86	0.62	86	1
1942	57.9	82	67.6	51	48.3	102	0.49	91	0
1941	65	7	73.6	6	56.4	8	0.80	69	0
1940	57.2	94	64.1	103	50.3	76	0.16	119	0
1939	61.1	33	68.8	40	53.4	29	0.97	59	0
1938	52	142	59.9	140	44.1	143	0.01	141	0
1937	55.7	112	64.2	100	47.2	111	0.02	138	0
1936	58.7	69	66.7	71	50.8	66	1.64	31	0
1935	50.5	151	57.9	149	43.1	150	0.21	116	0
1934	54.6	121	61.6	129	47.6	110	0.71	77	0
1933	56.3	105	63	118	49.6	90	1.38	48	0
1932	65.2	5	73.6	6	56.8	5	0.08	124	0
1931	65.2	5	75.3	2	55.1	16	0.04	133	0
1930	53.2	137	60.7	137	45.8	131	0.03	136	0
1929	54.3	124	62.7	121	46	129	1.97	20	0
1928	58.7	69	67.6	51	49.8	86	0.04	133	0
1927	66.2	2	74.8	3	57.7	2	1.53	39	0
1926	59.7	52	68	48	51.3	57	0.22	115	0
1925	54.2	125	61.3	134	47.1	115	1.84	26	0
1924	59.3	56	68.3	43	50.2	78	0.06	126	0
1923	55.8	110	65.6	85	46	129	trace	144	0
1922	65.3	4	74.1	4	56.4	8	0.66	80	0
1921	60.1	44	69.3	35	50.9	64	0.66	80	0
1920	60.6	38	70.8	22	50.4	72	0.70	78	0
1919	56.5	104	64	105	49	97	0.46	97	0
1918	55	117	63.6	109	46.4	125	0.38	104	0
1917	54.1	128	61.4	133	46.8	120	0.49	91	0
1916	61.9	23	73.4	8	50.4	72	0.01	141	0
1915	53.6	132	59	144	48.1	105	1.88	25	0
1914	61.4	27	71.4	14	51.3	57	0.00	150	0
1913	60.4	41	64.4	99	56.4	8	1.04	57	0
1912	60.7	36	71	17	50.4	72	trace	144	0
1911	51.5	145	59.3	143	43.7	148	1.30	50	0
1910	62	22	70.7	24	53.3	32	0.25	113	0
1909	60.3	42	68.2	45	52.3	43	0.00	150	0
1908	54.4	123	62.8	120	46.1	128	0.74	74	0
1907	54.7	120	63.7	108	45.7	132	1.50	44	0
1906	54.6	121	62	127	47.2	111	2.17	15	0
1905	60.1	44	68.6	42	51.6	52	0.05	130	0
1904	51.8	143	59.6	141	44	146	0.32	109	0
1903	60.7	36	66.8	67	54.6	22	0.66	80	0
1902	59.9	48	66.4	76	53.4	29	1.40	46	0
1901	55.6	113	64.2	100	46.9	117	0.88	65	0
1900	61.4	27	67.7	50	55.1	16	1.51	42	0
1899	49.7	152	56.8	151	42.6	152	1.24	51	0
1898	62.9	15	70.9	18	55	18	1.53	39	0
1897	57.1	96	67.6	51	46.7	122	0.02	138	0
1896	51.3	147	56.1	153	46.6	123	0.48	94	0
1895	53.5	135	62.1	125	44.9	138	0.31	110	0
1894	58.2	76	65.2	88	51.2	62	0.70	78	0
1893	58.1	79	64.9	92	51.3	57	0.01	141	0
1892	54.2	125	61.6	129	46.8	120	1.89	24	0
1891	59.1	62	66.6	72	51.6	52	2.20	13	0
1890	57.3	93	62.9	119	51.8	48	1.57	35	0
1889	53.5	135	60.7	137	46.3	127	0.96	61	0
1888	50.7	150	57.6	150	43.9	147	1.63	32	0
1887	60	47	67.4	55	52.6	41	0.80	69	0
1886	53.6	132	63.1	116	44.1	143	0.00	150	0
1885	51.4	146	58.3	147	44.6	140	2.24	11	0
1884	58.9	65	68.3	43	49.4	93	0.43	100	0
1883	45.6	154	55.1	154	36	155	1.55	38	0
1882	60.3	42	70.1	29	50.4	72	0.00	150	0
1881	60.6	38	72.9	10	48.3	102	0.80	69	0
1880	56.1	106	67.1	61	45.1	137	0.15	120	0
1879	67.1	1	77.9	1	56.2	11	0.00	150	0
1878	61.3	30	70.9	18	51.8	48	0.33	108	0
1877	56.8	101	66	81	47.7	108	5.30	2	0
1876	52.7	139	61.9	128	43.6	149	0.74	74	0
1875	53.2	137	62.1	125	44.2	141	2.92	6	0
1874	54	129	61.6	129	46.4	125	0.78	72	0
1873	55.2	115	64.7	95	45.7	132	2.18	14	0
1872	57.8	85	64.7	95	50.9	64	1.94	22	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	67.1
1927	66.2
2017	65.5
1922	65.3
1932	65.2
1931	65.2
1941	65
1983	64.9
1990	64.4
2013	63.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1883	45.6
1984	49.3
1899	49.7
1935	50.5
1888	50.7
1965	51.1
1974	51.3
1896	51.3
1885	51.4
1911	51.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	7.04
1877	5.30
1984	3.67
1995	3.51
1998	2.95
1875	2.92
2016	2.59
1959	2.39
1982	2.30
1996	2.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	0.00
1914	0.00
1909	0.00
1886	0.00
1882	0.00
1879	0.00
2026	trace
1975	trace
1947	trace
1946	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 2 October 2026
Coldest night: 43°F; 7 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought a trace of precipitation in Boston, MA, the driest 1 to 9 October since 1975, tied 7th driest of 155 (with 1975, 1947, 1946 and 2 other years).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Boston, MA: 87°F on Friday 2 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Boston, MA: a low of 43°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.