<P> Massachusetts sees a wide variety of temperatures throughout the year, the average being as high as 82 ° F (27 ° C) in the summertime, and as low as 16 ° F (- 8 ° C) in the wintertime . In the capital city of Boston, the hottest month of the year is July, with an average high temperature of 82 ° F (27 ° C) and an average low temperature of 66 ° F (18 ° C). The coldest month of the year is January, with an average high temperature of 36 ° F (2 ° C), and an average low temperature of 22 ° F (- 5 ° C). Boston saw 70 ° F (21 ° C) only twice in recorded history for February . The highest recorded temperature for February was 73 ° F on February 26, 2017 . The maximum temperature recorded in March was 90 ° F (32 ° C), on March 31, 1998 . Spring in Boston can be warm, with temperatures as high as the 90s when winds are offshore, though it is just as possible for a day in late May to remain in the lower 40s due to cool ocean waters . The hottest month is July, with an average high of 82 ° F (28 ° C) and average low of 66 ° F (18 ° C), with conditions usually humid . Periods exceeding 90 ° F (32 ° C) in summer and below 10 ° F (− 12 ° C) in winter are not uncommon, but rarely prolonged . The record high temperature is 104 ° F (40 ° C), recorded July 4, 1911 . The record low temperature is - 18 ° F (- 28 ° C), recorded on February 9, 1934 . </P> <P> Cooler temperatures in the summertime are seen in the coastal areas of Massachusetts . On Nantucket, the warmest month of the year is July, with an average high temperature of 76 ° F (25 ° C) and an average low temperature of 64 ° F (17 ° C). Winters in coastal Massachusetts are nearly the same as winters on the mainland . In January, the coldest month of the year, Cape Cod has an average high temperature of 37 ° F (2 ° C) and an average low temperature of 21 ° F (- 6 ° C). </P> <Table> Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Various Massachusetts Cities (° F) <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Jan </Th> <Th> Feb </Th> <Th> Mar </Th> <Th> Apr </Th> <Th> May </Th> <Th> Jun </Th> <Th> Jul </Th> <Th> Aug </Th> <Th> Sep </Th> <Th> Oct </Th> <Th> Nov </Th> <Th> Dec </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Boston </Th> <Td> 36 / 22 </Td> <Td> 39 / 24 </Td> <Td> 46 / 32 </Td> <Td> 56 / 40 </Td> <Td> 67 / 50 </Td> <Td> 77 / 59 </Td> <Td> 82 / 66 </Td> <Td> 80 / 64 </Td> <Td> 72 / 57 </Td> <Td> 62 / 46 </Td> <Td> 52 / 38 </Td> <Td> 42 / 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Worcester </Th> <Td> 31 / 16 </Td> <Td> 34 / 18 </Td> <Td> 43 / 26 </Td> <Td> 54 / 36 </Td> <Td> 66 / 46 </Td> <Td> 74 / 55 </Td> <Td> 79 / 61 </Td> <Td> 77 / 60 </Td> <Td> 69 / 51 </Td> <Td> 58 / 41 </Td> <Td> 47 / 32 </Td> <Td> 36 / 22 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Jan </Th> <Th> Feb </Th> <Th> Mar </Th> <Th> Apr </Th> <Th> May </Th> <Th> Jun </Th> <Th> Jul </Th> <Th> Aug </Th> <Th> Sep </Th> <Th> Oct </Th> <Th> Nov </Th> <Th> Dec </Th> </Tr>

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