Boston · Month comparison

June vs October

October ranks #1 overall vs June at #5. Fall foliage peak (Oct 10-25) plus Salem Halloween Month — Boston's most photographed weeks.

Boston Pride Parade through Back Bay

June

#5 of 12 months

Best match

Bunker Hill Day, Pride parade, university grads gone — Boston at warm peak.

  • ↑Pride Parade (second Sat) through Back Bay and South End
  • ↑Bunker Hill Day (17 June) — Charlestown reenactments
October foliage on Boston Public Garden

October

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Fall foliage peak (Oct 10-25) plus Salem Halloween Month — Boston's most photographed weeks.

  • ↑Foliage on Comm Ave, Public Garden and the Common at world-class peak
  • ↑Salem (30 min north) Haunted Happenings runs all month
FactorJuneOctober
Weather score
9
10
Value score
3
4
Crowd score
3
4
Events score
9
10
Atmosphere
10
10
Avg high temp24°C17°C
Monthly rain90mm110mm
Daily sunshine10hrs7hrs

June trade-offs

  • ↓Hotel rates 60-80% above April
  • ↓90mm rain in afternoon thundery bursts

October trade-offs

  • ↓Salem and foliage day-tripper traffic clogs every northbound road
  • ↓Hotel rates spike for Head of the Charles weekend
  • ↓110mm rain — wettest autumn month
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