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Typical April weather

Portland, Maine

Maine · April

Mud season, with one patio afternoon hidden in there.

54° days
35° nights

maybe one snowy day · 13½ hours of daylight · ocean 44°

What to pack

What April feels like

April shakes off winter unevenly — one warm Saturday and every outdoor table on Exchange Street is full, then a week of cold rain. The Sea Dogs open at Hadlock toward the end of the month, which locals count as the official start of spring regardless of what it feels like.

Winter is doing its thing: 2.8 in of snow in a typical April, with fresh snow on maybe one day. about 12 nights dip below freezing.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 44° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.

The numbers

Typical high54°
Typical low35°
Days with snow1
Rain and melted snow4.4 in
Snowfall2.8 in
Humiditydry air
Water temperature44°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)5:57 am / 7:24 pm

How April compares

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