Winter in Boston is no joke. With lows bottoming out at around 19 degrees in January, and highs averaging in the high 30s to mid-40s from December through February, you’ll need to pack layers while visiting Boston in winter. Boston is at its most majestic (not to mention quietest and cheapest) during the most frigid months.
Fans of the white stuff will rejoice while sightseeing around Boston in the winter, especially if they arrive in January or February, when the average snowfall ranges from 12 to 14 inches. The fresh powder is optimal for sledding through Boston Common or snowshoeing at Gore Place. There are so many fun things to do in Boston in winter that you’ll almost forget that it’s cold.
Take a look at these incredible photos from Boston Public Library to see how severe the winter was in Boston in the 1920s and 1930s.
Horse pulling wagon slips in snow next to Common, 1920
Blizzard rouses havoc with a working horse near South Station, breaking shaft and dumping his load of snow, 1920
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