2027 Boston Marathon Cut-Off Prediction Contest

2027 Boston Marathon Cut-Off: 5:17

25,630 accepted • 8,019 BQ applicants not accepted

10 Main Contest and 6 Second Chance entries correctly predicted 5:17 with the average of all predictions at 5:06.

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Historical Race Day Weather for the Houston Marathon

See historical race day weather for the Houston Marathon, including start temperature, humidity, wind, race day temperatures, PR score, and course score.

Race Day Forecast Tool

See Your 2026 Houston Marathon Race Day Conditions

Plug in your goal time and start wave to see what conditions you’ll face throughout the race — including temperature changes, headwinds, and tailwinds along the course.

View 2026 Houston Marathon Weather Tracker

Built to help runners plan pace and gear around real race day weather.

Weather Averages for Last 15 Years

Race day snapshot

Partially cloudy

Most common race morning weather across the last 15 years.

Start Line Conditions

Start Temp 45°F 7°C

Start Humidity 74% Humidity

Wind N 9 mph

Race day high 63°F 17°C

Race day low 43°F 6°C

PR Score 98.86 Weather-influenced race day scoring

Course Score 99.56 Course-only Score

Race Day Weather by Year

Most recent years appear first so you can quickly compare start conditions, temperatures, wind, and scores across different editions of the race.

January 18, 2015

Race day snapshot

Partly Cloudy

Start Line Conditions

Start Temp 46°F 8°C

Start Humidity 71% Humidity

Wind N 6 mph Wind

Race day high 65°F 18°C

Race day low 45°F 7°C

PR Score 99.45 Normal score 99.53

Course Score 99.45 Course-only Score