Town and port in Lincolnshire, England

Boston

240Sunny Days/yr
58°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation41kCenter elevation30 ft
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Rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Big daylight swing, with short winter days and long summer evenings. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.

About Boston

Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Lincoln, east of Nottingham and north-east of Peterborough. The town had a population of 45,339 at the 2021 census, while the borough had an estimated population of 66,900 at the ONS mid-2015 estimates. The Haven in Boston flows about 5 mi (8 km) to the Lincolnshire coast at The Wash, a bay between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.Wikipedia

Even rainfallDark winterHumidity year-round
Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Boston, England
United Kingdom
Latitude52.98°
Longitude-0.03°
Population41k
Center elevation30 ft

Province / Region Context

EnglandCountry within the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west.Wikipedia

Country: United Kingdom
Outdoors

Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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Daily life

Livability

Internet
Country Broadband
41.4
subscriptions per 100 people
High Broadband Country
The year

Climate

Sunshine
240
sunny days per year
66% of the year
Avg High Temp
58°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
74% warm season / 85% cool season
Comfort Score
81/100
Great
Temp Swing
25°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
30"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
3"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
37
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
30" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 74% · Winter 85% · Apr-Dec 74-88%
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