Massachusetts · United States

Lowell travel guide

Lowell is a city in Massachusetts, United States, home to about 116,000 people.

Nearest airport
BED19 km · Laurence G Hanscom Field
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/New York
Language
Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian

When to go

The best time to visit Lowell

Lowell has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 115 mm of rain.

-9°11°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec115 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Lowell: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT, 34 km) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS, 40 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

BED · Laurence G Hanscom Field

19.0 km from the centreICAO KBED
medium airport

MHT · Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

34.1 km from the centreICAO KMHT
large airport

BOS · Boston Logan International Airport

39.8 km from the centreICAO KBOS

Questions

Lowell: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Lowell?

Lowell has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 115 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Lowell?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT, 34 km) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS, 40 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Lowell?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Lowell

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.