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Boat Winterization in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, local boat deadlines run from Oct 11 to Nov 14, with a median around Oct 25 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Notable cities

All Massachusetts cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
PittsfieldOct 11Oct 18View →Checklist
MarlboroughOct 11Oct 18View →Checklist
SpringfieldOct 13Oct 20View →Checklist
ChicopeeOct 13Oct 20View →Checklist
WestfieldOct 13Oct 20View →Checklist
HolyokeOct 13Oct 20View →Checklist
FitchburgOct 14Oct 21View →Checklist
LowellOct 15Oct 22View →Checklist
HaverhillOct 16Oct 23View →Checklist
LeominsterOct 16Oct 23View →Checklist
WalthamOct 18Oct 25View →Checklist
New BedfordOct 21Oct 28View →Checklist
AttleboroOct 21Oct 28View →Checklist
WoburnOct 23Oct 30View →Checklist
BrocktonOct 24Oct 31View →Checklist
LynnOct 24Oct 31View →Checklist
PeabodyOct 24Oct 31View →Checklist
SalemOct 24Oct 31View →Checklist
WorcesterOct 25Nov 1View →Checklist
TauntonOct 25Nov 1View →Checklist
BeverlyOct 25Nov 1View →Checklist
QuincyOct 26Nov 2View →Checklist
Weymouth TownOct 26Nov 2View →Checklist
CambridgeOct 27Nov 3View →Checklist
NewtonOct 27Nov 3View →Checklist
LawrenceNov 2Nov 9View →Checklist
MethuenNov 2Nov 9View →Checklist
Barnstable TownNov 2Nov 9View →Checklist
Fall RiverNov 6Nov 13View →Checklist
BostonNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist
SomervilleNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist
MaldenNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist
MedfordNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist
RevereNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist
EverettNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist
ChelseaNov 14Nov 21View →Checklist

Back to the national Boat Winterization guide, or see the methodology.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 11, 2026.