Warm-summer humid continental
Portland, Maine
Maine · Population 69k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Portland
Portland has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Portland at a glance
- Population
- 69k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,655 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $453k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,487/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.24%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 245 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,936 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 3.5″ | 18.6″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 3.5″ | 16.6″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 13.6″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 4.4″ | 2.8″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 5.3″ | 0.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 2.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 4.5″ | 14.6″ | 127 hrs |
Near Portland
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology