Biddeford, ME

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KENNEBUNKPORT, ME US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Biddeford has an annual average temperature of 45.3°F with about 52 inches of precipitation per year and 48.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.1°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.63 in) and January the driest (3.65 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,182
Cooling need
105

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

110 of 366 (30.1%) of Biddeford's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1980s
4
1990s
101
2000s
101
2010s
94
2020s
66

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 32.7°F 13.1°F 22.9°F 3.65 in 13.3 in 11
February 34.9°F 14.4°F 24.7°F 3.71 in 13.3 in 9
March 41.2°F 22.7°F 32.0°F 4.68 in 9.8 in 11
April 52.0°F 32.3°F 42.1°F 4.73 in 1.3 in 12
May 61.6°F 42.7°F 52.1°F 4.21 in 13
June 70.8°F 52.3°F 61.5°F 4.69 in 13
July 76.9°F 57.8°F 67.3°F 3.90 in 11
August 76.0°F 56.5°F 66.2°F 3.88 in 10
September 69.3°F 48.9°F 59.1°F 3.93 in 10
October 58.6°F 37.5°F 48.1°F 5.63 in 0.1 in 12
November 48.3°F 29.2°F 38.7°F 4.17 in 0.7 in 11
December 38.8°F 20.0°F 29.4°F 4.82 in 10.4 in 12

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