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Best Time for the New England Fall Loop
Sweet spot: February, January, March — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Foliage sweeps north-to-south from late September — book inns months ahead and check state foliage trackers to time the Kancamagus.
Mud season: sugarhouses boil maple sap and crowds vanish — some dirt roads get genuinely sloppy.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -29.2–14.5°C | 75 mm | 9.1 h | ❄ |
| February | -28.7–17.6°C | 79 mm | 10.2 h | ❄ |
| March | -24.8–22.0°C | 92 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | -10.2–27.0°C | 99 mm | 13.2 h | ❄ |
| May | -2.3–28.6°C | 101 mm | 14.5 h | ❄ |
| June | 2.9–32.0°C | 121 mm | 15.2 h | ❄ |
| July | 8.4–35.5°C | 106 mm | 14.9 h | |
| August | 7.8–32.6°C | 100 mm | 13.8 h | |
| September | 1.8–31.6°C | 91 mm | 12.3 h | ❄ |
| October | -5.2–25.9°C | 125 mm | 10.8 h | ❄ |
| November | -15.3–20.0°C | 94 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |
| December | -24.6–17.2°C | 110 mm | 8.8 h | ❄ |