Average Annual Snowfall in Maine

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and lakes in Maine. The numbers are for the total amount of snow and for how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

The snowfall totals are annual averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for Maine's Coast, Central Maine and Northern Maine.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Maine Coast

Average annual snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
19.7 Belfast 71.5 181.6
28.8 Brunswick 66.8 169.7
29.7 Eastport 61.8 157.0
19.2 Kennebunkport 48.9 124.2
38.1 Newcastle 78.7 199.9
28.6 Portland 68.7 174.5
19.7 Tenants Harbor 53.1 134.9

Central Maine

Yearly snow averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
31.3 Bangor 74.6 189.5
31.2 Dover-Foxcroft 77.3 196.3
55.1 Flagstaff Lake, Long Falls Dam 109.1 277.1
25.8 Grand Lake Stream 74.2 188.5
23.4 Lewiston 65.1 165.4
65.6 Rangeley 123.3 313.2
26.4 Rumford 87.9 223.3

Northern Maine

Average total snowfall for a year
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
40.3 Fort Kent 99.3 252.2
29.1 Millinocket 86.1 218.7
47.4 Moosehead Lake, Brassua Dam 107.7 273.6
34.8 Presque Isle 97.5 247.7
Reference

National Climatic Data Center. NOAA's 1981-2010 Climate Normals.

Maine Snowfall
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