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Portland, ME weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Portland Jetport, 4.2 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Portland averages a daily high of 55.8°F and a daily low of 37.2°F across the year, with 47.25 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 78.8°F and January the coldest at 13.4°F.

Average annual high
55.8°FWarmest month July
Average annual low
37.2°FColdest month January
Precipitation per year
47.25 inWettest month November
Snowfall per year
61.9 in142.2 days at or below 32°F

Portland weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January31.213.43.3819.213.4 to 31.2 degrees
February34.616.43.2512.116.4 to 34.6 degrees
March42.124.94.2412.724.9 to 42.1 degrees
April53.334.74.322.834.7 to 53.3 degrees
May63.544.24.01044.2 to 63.5 degrees
June73.253.63.79053.6 to 73.2 degrees
July78.859.43.61059.4 to 78.8 degrees
August77.758.23.14058.2 to 77.7 degrees
September7050.33.69050.3 to 70 degrees
October58.738.94.87038.9 to 58.7 degrees
November4830.94.931.930.9 to 48 degrees
December37.320.44.0213.220.4 to 37.3 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014764, Portland Jetport · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Portland climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Portland Jetport, 4.2 km from the centre of Portland. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Portland sees about 3.8 days a year at or above 90°F and about 79.5 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.

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