We are planning a late summer trip in New England and are planning to spend several days in Boston area. Can anyone help us with information on typical weather at this time of year? We are from FLA and are hoping to spend time out of the summer heat if at all possible.
Also, any suggestions on best area to stay would be appreciated as we do not know the Boston area very well.

www.weather.com has good historical weather data.

For example, you can learn that in Boston in August, the average high temp is 80 degrees, record high is 102 and record low is 46. Average rainfall is 3.37". Just go to weather.com and input your city. On the next page, choose records and averages.

Keep in mind, however, that averages don't tell everything. You can easily have days upwards of 90 in the summertime in Boston, and that is often coupled with high humidity. So, it may or may not feel like too much of a break from the hot, humid FL weather.

On the other hand, Boston has a lot to offer, and if you're also spending time in more northern New England you'll have better chances for cooler weather.

As for finding info on Boston - check out the Fodor's city guide to Boston, and do a search of this forum (search is at the top of the page) for Boston. I'm sure there are numerous threads about hotels and what to do in Boston. Enjoy your trip planning!

Lived here my whole life and wouldn't wat to live anywhere else. If you are looking for a place to stay in Boston, I would recomend the downtown or Back Bay areas. Costs are usually a bit more but if you end up outside of the city (i.e. waltham or North Shore) you will still be paying $25 to park when you come in the city. You should remember that Boston Proper is a small city and we are all acustomed to getting around by walking or subway. If you are looking for a place to beat the heat you may want to take a trip out to cape cod or up to southern maine (York or Wells) area.

Boston is typically in mid to high 80's by late summer, and cools off nicely at night. However, it can get into the 90's. As for places to stay, if you want a big hotel in an interesting location, check out the Marriot at Longwharf. It's right on the harbor(great views), close to Fanuel hall/Quincy market, and the North end. It also has a Merto station in it's basement. If you're looking for budget, the Oasis b&b is nice and in a good location not too far from Newberry St.

By very late August, usually the worst heat of the summer is gone - also days are much shorter and it tends to get cooler at night. It can be some of the nicest summer weather.

That said, it can also rain, be 95 degrees and otherwise awful.

Do some research on this site, but Boston is a very compact and walkable city. As long as you stay in main part of Boston (Back Bay, Downtown, Govt. Center, etc is what these areas are variously called on travel websites) you will be fine.

You will face sticker shock at cost of hotels, but if you can afford it I highly recommend you stay in city itself and not in some outlying suburb. Since you are likely flying, skip the car rental for the trip - you really won't need it unless you want to do a daytrip outside Boston.