Best time to fly Boston to Philadelphia

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full BOS to PHL record →

Best month

November

84.3% on time · 407 flights

Worst month

October

67.5% on time · 462 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 365 78.7% 7.4% 112 min
February 362 79.1% 8.56% 72 min
March 429 72.9% 1.17% 82 min
April 419 76.1% 0% 101 min
May 437 79.4% 1.14% 78 min
June 458 79.9% 2.18% 89 min
July 421 67.9% 6.65% 97 min
August 409 80.1% 1.71% 67 min
September 428 76.9% 1.87% 67 min
October 462 67.5% 1.08% 97 min
November 407 84.3% 3.19% 99 min
December 364 76.1% 1.65% 80 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.