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United States / Maine / Portland-South Portland Metro Area / York County / Kittery / Zip Codes
Kittery, ME has a moderate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is 70°F and the average winter temperature is 20°F. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual precipitation of 45 inches. Snowfall in Kittery averages around 40 inches per year, with the heaviest accumulation generally occurring in January and February. Humidity levels tend to remain relatively low, even during the hottest days of summer. Overall, Kittery enjoys a pleasant climate that is perfect for outdoor activities such as swimming, hiking, biking, and camping.

Kittery, Maine gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kittery averages 53 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 Kittery. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kittery gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kittery is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Kittery, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKittery, MaineUnited States
  50.1 in.38.1 in.
  53.2 in.27.8 in.
  118.3 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  13.8°21.7°
  6.87
  2.94.3
  20 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 Kittery with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maine. In Kittery, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kittery are June, August and July.
In Kittery, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kittery with an average of 13.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Maine.
In Kittery, there are 149.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maine.
In Kittery, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.
Humidity in Kittery is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
November is the wettest month in Kittery with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in Kittery means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Kittery with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 118.3 rainy days annually in Kittery, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 53.2 inches in Kittery means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Kittery with 16.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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