2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Waterville, ME vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland has 9.2% more rainy days than Waterville.
- Portland has 3.6% more Sunny Days than Waterville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 1.6% better than Waterville
 Waterville, MEPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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