Kittery Point, ME Climate

Kittery Point, ME has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold, wet winters. During the summer months, temperatures generally range from the mid-60s to mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually very cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The area receives about 4 inches of precipitation each month year round, with heavier rainfall in the late spring/summer months and snowfall during the winter months.

Climate	Kittery Point, Maine	United States
Rainfall		38.1

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.