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Boston vs Portland, Maine Climate

93%match

Boston vs Portland: a 93% climate match. Compared with Boston, Portland has 5°F (3°C) colder winter nights and 4°F (2°C) cooler summer days.

Boston gets 46 in (1167 mm) of rain a year and Portland 47 in (1187 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 85°F (29°C) in Boston and 80°F (27°C) in Portland.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Boston
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Portland

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

BostonPortlandsolid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDBoston Jan: 37°Boston Feb: 40°Boston Mar: 47°Boston Apr: 58°Boston May: 70°Boston Jun: 79°Boston Jul: 85°Boston Aug: 83°Boston Sep: 76°Boston Oct: 64°Boston Nov: 53°Boston Dec: 43°Boston Jan: 21°Boston Feb: 22°Boston Mar: 29°Boston Apr: 38°Boston May: 48°Boston Jun: 58°Boston Jul: 64°Boston Aug: 63°Boston Sep: 55°Boston Oct: 44°Boston Nov: 35°Boston Dec: 26°Portland Jan: 32°Portland Feb: 36°Portland Mar: 43°Portland Apr: 55°Portland May: 66°Portland Jun: 75°Portland Jul: 80°Portland Aug: 79°Portland Sep: 72°Portland Oct: 60°Portland Nov: 48°Portland Dec: 38°Portland Jan: 14°Portland Feb: 16°Portland Mar: 25°Portland Apr: 35°Portland May: 45°Portland Jun: 54°Portland Jul: 60°Portland Aug: 59°Portland Sep: 51°Portland Oct: 40°Portland Nov: 31°Portland Dec: 22°

Rain (in per month)

BostonPortland

0246JFMAMJJASONDBoston Jan: 3.7Boston Feb: 3.2Boston Mar: 4.7Boston Apr: 3.9Boston May: 3.2Boston Jun: 3.7Boston Jul: 3.5Boston Aug: 3.6Boston Sep: 3.6Boston Oct: 4.5Boston Nov: 3.9Boston Dec: 4.3Portland Jan: 3.6Portland Feb: 3.4Portland Mar: 4.3Portland Apr: 4.6Portland May: 3.7Portland Jun: 3.6Portland Jul: 3.1Portland Aug: 3.1Portland Sep: 3.3Portland Oct: 5.2Portland Nov: 4.2Portland Dec: 4.7

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Boston and Portland
MonthHighLowRain
BostonPortlandBostonPortlandBostonPortland
Jan37°F(3°C)32°F(0°C)20°F(-6°C)14°F(-10°C)3.7 in(95 mm)3.6 in(91 mm)
Feb40°F(5°C)36°F(2°C)22°F(-6°C)16°F(-9°C)3.2 in(82 mm)3.3 in(85 mm)
Mar47°F(8°C)43°F(6°C)29°F(-2°C)25°F(-4°C)4.7 in(119 mm)4.3 in(108 mm)
Apr58°F(15°C)55°F(13°C)38°F(3°C)35°F(2°C)3.9 in(100 mm)4.6 in(116 mm)
May70°F(21°C)66°F(19°C)48°F(9°C)45°F(7°C)3.2 in(82 mm)3.7 in(95 mm)
Jun79°F(26°C)75°F(24°C)58°F(14°C)54°F(12°C)3.7 in(94 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Jul85°F(29°C)80°F(27°C)64°F(18°C)60°F(16°C)3.5 in(88 mm)3.1 in(80 mm)
Aug83°F(29°C)79°F(26°C)63°F(17°C)59°F(15°C)3.6 in(91 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Sep76°F(24°C)72°F(22°C)55°F(13°C)51°F(11°C)3.6 in(92 mm)3.3 in(84 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)60°F(16°C)44°F(6°C)40°F(5°C)4.5 in(114 mm)5.2 in(132 mm)
Nov53°F(12°C)48°F(9°C)35°F(2°C)31°F(0°C)3.9 in(100 mm)4.2 in(107 mm)
Dec43°F(6°C)38°F(3°C)26°F(-3°C)22°F(-6°C)4.3 in(110 mm)4.6 in(118 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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