Best time to visit Boston African American National Historic Site
May and September are the best balance at Boston African American National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 67° to 73°F), with moderate crowds. June is busiest, with about 99,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 46°F. January sees few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Boston Logan Intl AP, MA USW00014739
- Lat / lon
- 42.36, -71.01
- Elevation
- 12 ft
- From park center
- 3.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 37° | 39° | 46° | 56° | 67° | 76° | 82° | 80° | 73° | 62° | 52° | 42° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 23° | 25° | 31° | 41° | 50° | 60° | 66° | 65° | 58° | 48° | 38° | 29° | 44° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 43.6 |
| Snow, in | 14.3 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 49.2 |
| 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 | 9:06 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 99 | 89 | 81 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 383 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | |
| 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° | 23° | 3.4 | 14.3 | 9:24 | 1,400 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 39° | 25° | 3.2 | 14.4 | 10:29 | 3,100 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 46° | 31° | 4.2 | 9.0 | 11:48 | 4,600 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 56° | 41° | 3.6 | 1.6 | 13:18 | 7,300 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 67° | 50° | 3.3 | 0 | 14:34 | 37,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| June | 76° | 60° | 3.9 | 0 | 15:16 | 99,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 82° | 66° | 3.3 | 0 | 14:59 | 89,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 80° | 65° | 3.2 | 0 | 13:54 | 81,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 73° | 58° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:26 | 32,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| October | 62° | 48° | 4.0 | 0.2 | 10:59 | 15,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| November | 52° | 38° | 3.7 | 0.7 | 9:43 | 7,200 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 42° | 29° | 4.3 | 9.0 | 9:06 | 5,400 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 59° | 44° | 43.6 | 49.2 | 383,000 | |||
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 82°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 23°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 383,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Massachusetts
Closures, reservations and alerts: Boston African American National Historic Site on nps.gov
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