42.361°N, 71.010°W · station BOSthr · 155 years of record
60°F
COLDEST SEP 6 SINCE 2024
forecast low · Sep 6
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Boston.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Boston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#84 / 154
coldest Sep 2 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
49°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 2 ever
73°F
set in 1953
Forecast low 62°F — 84th coldest Sep 2 of 154 years · record 49°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 154
coldest Sep 3 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
47°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 1921
Forecast low 65°F — 120th coldest Sep 3 of 154 years · record 47°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#133 / 154
coldest Sep 4 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
44°F
set in 1883
Mildest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 66°F — 133rd coldest Sep 4 of 154 years · record 44°F (1883) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#106 / 154
coldest Sep 5 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
43°F
set in 1872
Mildest Sep 5 ever
73°F
set in 1961
Forecast low 63°F — 106th coldest Sep 5 of 154 years · record 43°F (1872) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#74 / 154
coldest Sep 6 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
47°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 6 ever
76°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 60°F — 74th coldest Sep 6 of 154 years · record 47°F (1885) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#96 / 154
coldest Sep 7 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
43°F
set in 1888
Mildest Sep 7 ever
75°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 61°F — 96th coldest Sep 7 of 154 years · record 43°F (1888) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Boston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 12, 2020
-13°FJan 24, 1882
Feb
73°FFeb 24, 2017
-18°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
89°FMar 31, 1998
-8°FMar 6, 1872
Apr
94°FApr 18, 1976
11°FApr 5, 1874
May
97°FMay 26, 1880
31°FMay 3, 1882
Jun
102°FJun 24, 2025
41°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
104°FJul 4, 1911
50°FJul 6, 1879
Aug
102°FAug 2, 1975
46°FAug 25, 1940
Sep
102°FSep 7, 1881
34°FSep 26, 1879
Oct
90°FOct 1, 1881
25°FOct 26, 1879
Nov
83°FNov 2, 1950
-2°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
76°FDec 7, 1998
-17°FDec 29, 1933
All-time
104°FJul 4, 1911
-18°FFeb 9, 1934
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Boston so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 2, 1975
Coldest high ever
2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
55°FJan 4, 1950
3°FJan 4, 1904
Feb
50°FFeb 23, 1990
3°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
61°FMar 29, 1946
9°FMar 6, 1872
Apr
66°FApr 18, 1976
25°FApr 7, 1982
May
74°FMay 27, 1914
40°FMay 3, 1873
Jun
80°FJun 6, 1925
49°FJun 5, 1945
Jul
83°FJul 21, 2019
60°FJul 18, 1873
Aug
83°FAug 2, 1975
57°FAug 27, 1892
Sep
77°FSep 1, 2010
49°FSep 19, 1875
Oct
69°FOct 1, 1954
38°FOct 23, 1969
Nov
65°FNov 6, 2022
10°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
59°FDec 1, 2006
2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
83°FAug 2, 1975
2°FDec 30, 1917
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
85 days
record run, ended Feb 26 1971
So far in 2026
70 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Boston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.