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Typical March weather

Portland, Maine

Maine · March

Snow, then slush, then snow again — and sugaring starts.

42° days
26° nights

about 5 snowy days · 12 hours of daylight · ocean 39°

What to pack

What March feels like

March still delivers real snowfall, which surprises anyone who files it under spring. Maine Maple Sunday falls at the end of the month and every sugarhouse within an hour opens its doors; the sidewalks in town, meanwhile, are a coin flip between ice and puddle.

Winter is doing its thing: 13.6 in of snow in a typical March, with fresh snow on about 5 days. about 25 nights dip below freezing.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 39° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.

The numbers

Typical high42°
Typical low26°
Days with snow5
Rain and melted snow4.1 in
Snowfall13.6 in
Humiditydry air
Water temperature39°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:52 am / 6:47 pm

How March compares

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