Portland, ME Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 26 · Last snow Apr 5 · 68.9 in/yr · Station: PORTLAND JETPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 26

Median over 30 seasons 6d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 5

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

131 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

68.9 in

Rank #45 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 6 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

2.3

Nov

14.4

Dec

18.5

Jan

17.3

Feb

13.5

Mar

2.8

Apr

May

Jun

How Portland Compares

Portland snowfall vs Maine and U.S. medians
Measure	Portland	Maine median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	68.9 in	71.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 26	Nov 24	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 5	Apr 5	Apr 3
Snow season length	131 days	133 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Maine, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for PORTLAND JETPORT (USW00014764), 4 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.