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United States / Maine / Portland-South Portland Metro Area / Cumberland County / Cumberland / Zip Codes
Cumberland, ME has a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 45°F. During the winter months, temperatures can drop below freezing. Precipitation in Cumberland is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches annually. Snowfall during the winter months can accumulate to over 70 inches each year. The warmest month of the year is July, with an average high of 77°F and an average low of 57°F.

Cumberland, Maine gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cumberland averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Cumberland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cumberland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cumberland is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Cumberland, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCumberland, MaineUnited States
  48.7 in.38.1 in.
  72.1 in.27.8 in.
  134.4 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  78.6°85.8°
  10.8°21.7°
  6.47
  2.84.3
  98 ft.2443 ft.
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.

July is the hottest month for Cumberland with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In Cumberland, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cumberland are August, July and June.
In Cumberland, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cumberland with an average of 10.8°. This is warmer than most places in Maine.
In Cumberland, there are 151.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maine.
In Cumberland, there are 11.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maine.
Humidity in Cumberland is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
November is the wettest month in Cumberland with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in Cumberland means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Cumberland with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 134.4 rainy days annually in Cumberland, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 72.1 inches in Cumberland means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Cumberland with 20.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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