Top 10 'Cool' Cities to Call Home
Need to beat the heat? Check out these cities with year-round comfortable climates.
By Shannon Petrie, FrontDoor.com | Published: 5/15/2009
Surrounded by water, Boston enjoys a cooler summer than nearby inland locations.
Normal Daily Mean Temperature for June, July and August (in degrees Fahrenheit): 71.4
Bordered by the Boston Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean, Boston's coastal climate tends to be more moderate than inland locations, rarely reaching extremely hot or extremely cold temperatures. Humid summer days are often alleviated by cool eastern sea breezes. If the heat is still too much to bear, Bostonians cool down by taking boats to one of the 30 islands that are sprinkled around Boston Harbor.
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