Best time to fly Richmond to Boston

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

Best month

April

89.8% on time · 128 flights

Worst month

December

66.2% on time · 142 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 100 80.9% 11% 105 min
February 94 81.9% 11.7% 99 min
March 128 79.2% 2.34% 43 min
April 128 89.8% 0% 49 min
May 149 83.9% 0% 42 min
June 150 78.9% 2% 76 min
July 150 78.9% 4.67% 87 min
August 149 84.5% 0.67% 71 min
September 164 70.2% 1.83% 61 min
October 177 73.1% 3.39% 69 min
November 165 78% 0.61% 119 min
December 142 66.2% 2.11% 96 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.