Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Orient Heights, MA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th at Suffolk Downs sits in that classic New England in-between: 90 years of data put the average high at just 53° and the low at 37°, but the date has swung from a balmy 75° back in 1991 to a brutal 20° in 1995. There's a 38% chance of rain today, with a lingering 6% shot at snow — because it's still April in Boston.
Suffolk Downs has seen the full extremes Boston can dish out, from a scorching 103° on July 22, 2011, to a bone-chilling -14° on February 15, 1943 — a 117-degree swing across its 90-year record. The wettest single day dumped 7.06 inches on August 19, 1955, while the snowiest dropped 23.6 inches in a single January 2022 storm.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with average highs peaking around 83° the week of July 16–22 — warm but rarely oppressive. Winter runs cold and grey, bottoming out around 35° average highs in mid-January, so pack layers if you're visiting between December and February. The wettest stretch falls in mid-March, averaging 1.1 inches for the week, right as spring is trying to get started.