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Best Time to Go & Visit & Travel to Portland, Maine

Portland is Maine's largest city as well as its major travel destination. Only Acadia Park, further north, rivals Portland's popularity among travelers demanding Maine.

Portland is also a major gateway to other Maine's coastal destinations.

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Best time to visit Portland, Maine
When not to go to Portland
Portland Table Weather
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MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
WHAT TO VISIT IN PORTLAND AND MAINE'S SOUTH AND MID COAST?

Small coastal picturesque cities, with sea sports and sea trips, very popular as summer destinations and summer beach refuges:

South of Portland
Ogunquit
Kennebunkport
North of Portland
Boothbay Harbor
Freeport, Bath
Bristol
Rockport, Camden and Belfast (already very near Bar Harbour and Acadia National Park, the other great attraction in Maine)

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BEST TIME TO TRAVEL TO PORTLAND, MAINE

Summer is undoubtedly the best period to visit Portland and Maine's south and mid coast.

Precipitation is moderate all over the year, but the weather becomes harsh and snowy in winter in late autumn.

Portland and the south coast of Maine is often stroked by cold spells and severe snowfalls from November to mid-Spring.

WHEN NOT TO GO TO PORTLAND AND THE REGION AROUND

Avoid winter or even November and early and mid spring.

Fall's foliage - as in other sites of New England - causes many thousands of weekenders to demand the region, and you should want these weekends.

See, the Maine / Portland Weather Table below, for details about the weather:

Maine Portland Table Weather

PORTLAND - MAINE
Temperature Fahrenheit	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (average)	31	33	40	53	64	72	80	78	70	60	48	35	55,3
Low (average)	10	11	22	33	42	52	57	55	48	37	28	15	34,2
Average	21	22	31	43	53	62	69	67	59	49	38	25	44,8
Temperature Celsius	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (average)	-1	1	4	12	18	22	27	26	21	16	9	2	13
Low (average)	-12	-12	-6	1	6	11	14	13	9	3	-2	-9	1
Average	-6	-6	-1	6	12	17	20	19	15	9	3	-4	7
Humidity	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Humidity and discomfort	Low or medium all year round
Precipitation	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Number of wet days	11	11	11	12	13	11	9	9	8	9	12	12	10,7
Snow	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Snow in inches	18	19	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	6,17
Snow in mm	457	483	356	76	25	0	0	0	0	0	76	406	157
Red: Too cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or too snow

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