Hyannis (Cape Cod) weather by month

The best time to visit Hyannis (Cape Cod) is June to August — 91/100 in July, 27°C and 7 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (87/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 35/100 — cold, rainy, clean air. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit United States →

Hyannis🇺🇸 United States · Northeast & Atlantic Canada · Beach91
  1. 35Jan
  2. 43Feb
  3. 50Mar
  4. 61Apr
  5. 72May
  6. 81Jun
  7. 91Jul
  8. 88Aug
  9. 78Sep
  10. 62Oct
  11. 54Nov
  12. 38Dec

Best season: June to August (87/100 on average) · worst January (35/100)

Days
27°C
Nights
19°C
Wet days
7
Sun
11.3 h
Humidity
84%
Daylight
15 h
Hyannis, United States
Photo: Rcsprinter123 · CC BY 3.0

Hyannis, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Hyannis is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan35F5°C10 d6 hBusy1
Feb43F6°C9 d7 hQuiet1
Mar50D8°C9 d8 hBusy1
Apr61C13°C11 d9 hShoulder1
May72B18°C10 d10 hPeak3
Jun81A23°C7 d11 hPeak2
Jul91S27°C7 d11 hPeak4
Aug88A27°C7 d11 hPeak5
Sep78B23°C8 d9 hPeak4
Oct62C18°C11 d7 hBusy3
Nov54D12°C9 d7 hBusy1
Dec38F7°C11 d5 hBusy1

What's on in Hyannis through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

May
  • Figawi race weekend22–31 May (usually)Festival
  • Memorial Day weekend23–25 MayHoliday
  • Island ferry high season20 May – 15 Oct (usually)Opening
June
  • White shark season1 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)Nature
July
  • Independence Day3–5 JulHoliday
  • Peak summer season1 Jul – 31 AugSeason
August
  • Labor Day weekend5–7 SepHoliday
  • Hurricane season15 Aug – 31 Oct (usually)Hazard
November
  • Winter shutdown1 Nov – 15 AprSeason

Everything on in Hyannis through the year →

Crowds in Hyannis in July

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsIsland ferry high season, Peak summer season, Summer break in United States(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Hyannis

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Cape Cod's own forum doesn't sugarcoat February: expect a real chance of high wind, biting cold and snow, and New England weather here is notoriously hard to predict from one day to the next. Multiple posters recommended layering with fleece under a windproof shell so you can still get outside comfortably. A good number of shops and restaurants that cater to the summer crowd simply close for the season, so plan meals ahead rather than expecting to wander and find something open. It's a legitimate visit for solitude and off-season prices, just not the postcard version of the Cape.
CapeCodWinterRegular · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe August as typically the warmest month, often in the 80s-90sF and humid, though the Cape's ocean breezes keep it noticeably cooler than inland Massachusetts at the same time - a stretch of 90F+ days is possible, but so is a cooler, rawer spell within the same month. Posters call August rain genuinely unpredictable, ranging from a light sprinkle to a full washed-out day, though it's typically the lowest-rain month of the summer overall. Mosquitoes are a real, near-constant presence, especially in the evenings, with repellent treated as standard packing. Posters consistently name the last two weeks of August through September as the more reliably pleasant stretch compared to June or early August.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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