CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS
PROVINCETOWN,
MARTHA'S VINEYARD,
NANTUCKET

Best Time to Visit Massachusetts

Massachusetts offers magnificent beaches and sea life and sports in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Islands, and mainly in Cape Cod and its most outstanding jewell, Provincetown.

See:
Best time to visit Cape Cod and the Islands
When not to go to Cape Cod and the Islands
Best time to visit Boston


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WHAT TO VISIT IN CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS?

Outside mainland Massachusetts stands the long arm of Cape Cod and several islands: Elisabeth, Nantucket, Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard Island...

In the Cape, the fishing village of Provincetown is a magnificent travel destination that offers top beach life, accommodation, sea sports, sea eating, nightlife and entertainment. Provincetown and Boston are united by regular ferries.

Also relevant and extremely popular are Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket - there are regular ferries to these islands (namely between mid-June to mid-September).

See: Massachusetts Map 


BEST TIME TO TRAVEL TO CAPE COD, PROVINCETOWN AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET

May to November is the most popular period, by good reasons: the weather, the beach life, the sea sports.

In winter it snows a lot, and there are very cool days (extending to early spring.) Snow is concentrated in the period December-March, but not precipitation: it rains all over the year.


WHEN NOT TO GO TO MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD, PROVINCETOWN AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET

Avoid weekends in the most popular travel period. The period that goes from late May to August has huge throngs and a lot of confusion and traffic in a dramatic scale. 

Avoid also the winter period: low temperatures and snow may turn very uncomfortable your visit.

See, for details about the weather:
Boston Massachusetts weather table


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