MASSACHUSETTS 
STATE 

Best Time to Visit Massachusetts

 

Massachusetts offers history (Boston, Salem...), culture, seafood, nightlife, entertainment (Boston), sports and many cultural activities (Boston, we should remember is home of the Cambridge University), and magnificent beaches and sea life and sports in Cape Cod and its most outstanding jewell, Provincetown...

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Best time to visit Massachusetts
When not to go to Massachusetts
Massachusetts's Map
Best time to visit Boston
Best time to visit Cape Cod and Provincetown 


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WHAT TO VISIT IN MASSACHUSETTS?

Boston and Cape Cod and the Islands are the top tourist attractions in the Massachusetts State. Provincetown, in the Cape Cod is, with Boston, the travel jewels of Massachusetts. 

But we should also remember small towns not very far from Boston, as the historic Salem or Marblehead, or Lexington and Concord. Or the south shore, with places as Plymouth and New Bedford, or the Central and Western Massachusetts, with places as Worcester and Springfield, or Anherst and the Berkshires.

See map below, with the top travel destinations in Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Map




BEST TIME TO TRAVEL TO MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts weather isn't very different from New York weather: it's a little colder (or fresher in Summer) and it snows more days in winter (around 42 days in Boston and 29 days in New York).

But in the whole is very similar: very changeable, with moderate precipitation all over the year, and some heat waves in summer and very cool days in winter and even in the early spring. Snow is concentrated in the period December-March, but not precipitation: it rains all over the year (above 9 days per month, average, in Boston).

If we only consider the weather issue, then the best time to visit Massachusetts is undoubtedly spring - April, May, June – orlate-summer and early-fall – September, October…

But… it all depends on what you value most. Boston is a all year round destination, with attractions for many tastes...


WHEN NOT TO GO TO MASSACHUSETTS

The period that goes from late May to August are particularly crowded in the beaches around Boston. Weekends are almost dramatic. Avoid the weekends of that period, in places as Cape Cod and seashore in general.

July and August may also be very uncomfortable months for a visit to Boston, due to high humidity and temperatures.

Low temperatures and snow may also turn uncomfortable your visits, mainly if you don't want to restrict them to entertainment, nightlife or indoor activities in Boston.


Boston, Massachusetts -  Weather Table

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