Boston, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RICHMOND WTR WKS, IN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Boston has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 42.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and February the driest (2.25 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,289
Cooling need
717

Best time to visit Boston

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

49 of 366 (13.4%) of Boston's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1960s
4
1970s
47
1980s
67
1990s
69
2000s
74
2010s
87
2020s
18

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 36.2°F 19.6°F 27.9°F 3.20 in 13
February 40.3°F 22.2°F 31.2°F 2.25 in 11
March 50.8°F 30.8°F 40.8°F 3.42 in 12
April 63.8°F 40.7°F 52.2°F 4.27 in 12
May 73.7°F 51.5°F 62.6°F 4.63 in 14
June 82.0°F 60.2°F 71.1°F 4.80 in 11
July 84.8°F 63.5°F 74.2°F 4.32 in 11
August 83.6°F 61.8°F 72.7°F 3.27 in 8
September 77.6°F 54.2°F 65.9°F 3.12 in 9
October 65.5°F 42.9°F 54.2°F 3.16 in 10
November 51.7°F 32.7°F 42.2°F 3.32 in 10
December 40.4°F 24.7°F 32.6°F 3.10 in 12

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