Best time to visit Martha's Vineyard
United States · North America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Martha's Vineyard
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- JanJMartha's Vineyard in January: avoid
- FebFMartha's Vineyard in February: avoid
- MarMMartha's Vineyard in March: ok
- AprAMartha's Vineyard in April: good
- MayMMartha's Vineyard in May: sweet spot
- JunJMartha's Vineyard in June: good, busy
- JulJMartha's Vineyard in July: good, busy
- AugAMartha's Vineyard in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSMartha's Vineyard in September: good, busy
- OctOMartha's Vineyard in October: sweet spot
- NovNMartha's Vineyard in November: ok
- DecDMartha's Vineyard in December: ok
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- OK
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- Busy
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Things to do in Martha's Vineyard
- Central Congregational Church Historic church located in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
- Edaville Railroad Heritage railroad and amusement park in South Carver, Massachusetts
- Lincoln Park Amusement park located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex Church building in Fall River, United States of America
- New Bedford Whaling Museum Maritime museum in New Bedford
- Cole's Hill Historic cemetery and settlement site of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Nickerson State Park State park in Massachusetts, United States
Tours and tickets in Martha's Vineyard
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° | 10d | 70% | 6.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
| Feb | 5° | 9d | 72% | 6.6h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Mar | 8° | 9d | 70% | 8.1h | ok | 8C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 12° | 10d | 72% | 8.8h | good | 12C max, 10 rainy days |
| May | 17° | 10d | 76% | 9.9h | sweet spot | 17C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jun | 23° | 7d | 77% | 11.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 26° | 6d | 79% | 11.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 26° | 6d | 78% | 11.2h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 22° | 8d | 78% | 9.2h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 17° | 9d | 76% | 7.9h | sweet spot | 17C max, 9 rainy days |
| Nov | 12° | 8d | 68% | 6.9h | ok | 12C max, 8 rainy days |
| Dec | 7° | 9d | 71% | 5.8h | ok | 7C max, 9 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Oak Bluffs: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Martha's Vineyard's June days now average 22.6°C, 4.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 3.2° | 3.4° | 5.0° | 8.6° | 12.9° | 17.7° | 21.4° | 21.7° | 19.1° | 14.9° | 11.1° | 6.2° |
| 2017–26 | 4.2° | 5.1° | 7.6° | 12.2° | 16.9° | 22.6° | 26.3° | 25.7° | 22.0° | 17.5° | 11.7° | 6.8° |
| Change | +0.9° | +1.7° | +2.6° | +3.6° | +4.0° | +4.9° | +4.9° | +4.0° | +2.9° | +2.6° | +0.6° | +0.6° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Boston (BOS), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Boston.
| Boston (BOS) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| MVY | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Martha's Vineyard is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay work almost everywhere, though a few small places take cash only. Keep some $1 and $5 notes for tips; Venmo and PayPal are for locals.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Expected: 15–20% in sit-down restaurants (18–20% is standard in New York) and 10–20% for taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers. Large groups may find it already on the bill.
Getting around Martha's Vineyard
- Apps — Rides: Lyft, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Text messages (SMS), WhatsApp. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and some other cities you can also book a driverless Waymo in its own app.
Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority. 11 A Street, Airport Business Park, Edgartown. Buses run all over the island. $1 each way per town you go through or buy passes. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Martha's Vineyard, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
- Hospitals near Martha's Vineyarda search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Martha's Vineyarda search on Google Maps
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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- clippercard.com/pay-with-phone
- mtc.ca.gov/news/starting-wednesday-bart-riders-can-tap-bank-cards
- sfcta.org/blogs/next-generation-clipper-tap-pay-here
- metro.net/fares/how-to-pay
- transitchicago.com/howto/pay-for-your-fare
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- holocard.net/help
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Martha's Vineyard in pictures
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What Martha's Vineyard is like
Martha's Vineyard is an island 8 miles off the Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts. Once a whaling center, it has become a vacation hotspot and a favorite summertime haven of many celebrities. Due to this, it has picked up the nickname "Hollywood East". More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The Gay Head cliffs at Aquinnah are a "must see". Menemsha is one of the few places on the east coast where you can see the sunset over the water. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Charter fishing Horseback riding in West Tisbury. Art galleries: The island also offers several first class art galleries for the art lovers making a visit. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Vineyard Haven, also called Tisbury, is the main port of entry for the Steamship Authority Ferries. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- There is very little crime anywhere on Martha's Vineyard. Beware of poison ivy, a low-growing vine (which may climb) with three shiny leaves. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Martha's Vineyard, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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Martha's Vineyard is in United States, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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