Portland, ME: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 70.5°F in Portland, ME, the warmest August since 2022, 15th warmest of 153.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 70.5°F; Warmest since 2022; 15th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 2.71 in; Driest since 2025; 77th driest of 155

A normal August in Portland, ME (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.4°F, between 66.8°F and 70.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.71 in of precipitation, between 1.27 in and 6.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Portland, ME since 1874: 70.5°F in 2026; the highest is 72.5°F, in 1937.

Normal range, 66.8 to 70.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Portland, ME from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	70.5	15	79.7	20	61.2	22	2.71	79	0
2025	67.6	65	78.9	34	56.3	120	0.53	151	0
2024	68.2	50	76.7	73	59.7	42	3.95	38	0
2023	67.3	71	75.5	95	59.2	54	5.80	14	0
2022	72.1	3	81.6	4	62.6	5	5.63	15	0
2021	70.9	11	79.2	28	62.6	5	2.19	103	0
2020	71.6	5	81.8	3	61.3	20	2.18	104	0
2019	69	37	78.8	38	59.3	52	4.47	30	0
2018	72.2	2	80.8	8	63.5	2	3.83	42	0
2017	67.7	61	78.4	43	57	100	2.99	64	0
2016	71.8	4	82.9	2	60.7	28	1.90	113	0
2015	70.3	16	79.4	24	61.2	22	2.49	91	0
2014	66.7	82	76.4	86	57.1	95	8.56	2	0
2013	67.7	61	78.1	47	57.3	92	1.74	123	0
2012	70.8	13	79.8	17	61.8	13	6.21	9	0
2011	67.9	54	76.5	78	59.4	49	5.20	20	0
2010	69.3	34	79.7	20	58.9	58	2.95	67	0
2009	69.7	25	79	32	60.4	34	5.15	21	0
2008	66.2	97	74.5	102	57.8	79	6.28	8	0
2007	67.9	54	77.7	54	58	75	3.23	61	0
2006	66.9	77	76.5	78	57.4	89	2.37	94	0
2005	70.2	18	79.8	17	60.5	32	2.37	94	0
2004	67.8	60	76.5	78	59.1	55	6.14	10	0
2003	68.8	41	78	48	59.6	44	2.10	108	0
2002	70	21	80.8	8	59.3	52	1.28	135	0
2001	69.4	31	79.1	30	59.6	44	1.28	135	0
2000	67.3	71	76.6	76	58	75	1.81	120	0
1999	67.7	61	78.5	41	56.9	104	1.53	130	0
1998	69.5	29	79.3	25	59.6	44	4.03	36	0
1997	67.2	75	77	67	57.5	85	4.15	35	0
1996	67.4	68	77.1	65	57.7	81	0.50	152	0
1995	67.4	68	78.6	39	56.2	125	0.47	153	0
1994	66.4	88	76.5	78	56.3	120	2.82	72	0
1993	69.5	29	79.5	23	59.4	49	1.21	139	0
1992	66.8	79	75.6	93	57.9	77	2.59	85	0
1991	69.9	23	79.9	16	59.8	41	15.22	1	0
1990	69.8	24	79.3	25	60.2	37	1.89	114	0
1989	68	52	77.6	56	58.3	67	1.73	124	0
1988	71.1	9	80.5	14	61.7	16	5.24	19	0
1987	66.2	97	77	67	55.3	134	2.48	92	0
1986	66.1	102	75.8	90	56.5	112	1.87	115	0
1985	66.6	84	76.2	88	57	100	3.18	62	0
1984	69.1	35	78.3	44	59.9	40	2.09	109	0
1983	67.5	67	78	48	57.1	95	2.58	87	0
1982	64.3	138	73.7	116	55	137	3.35	54	0
1981	66	105	75.6	93	56.4	118	2.31	98	0
1980	71.1	9	81	6	61.3	20	2.14	105	0
1979	64.8	126	73.6	118	56	128	5.53	16	0
1978	68.6	45	79.1	30	58.1	68	2.36	96	0
1977	66.5	85	76.6	76	56.5	112	2.79	73	0
1976	65.4	118	75.2	99	55.6	131	4.87	24	0
1975	66.8	79	77.2	63	56.4	118	3.89	40	0
1974	67.9	54	79	32	56.8	105	1.45	131	0
1973	70.9	11	80	15	61.8	13	3.48	51	0
1972	65.3	123	76.5	78	54.1	144	0.80	145	0
1971	68.9	40	79.6	22	58.1	68	3.24	60	0
1970	68.7	43	79.8	17	57.7	81	5.12	22	0
1969	71.3	6	80.8	8	61.8	13	2.20	102	0
1968	66.4	88	77.9	52	54.8	139	2.00	112	0
1967	66.8	79	76	89	57.6	83	2.57	88	0
1966	66.1	102	77.1	65	55.2	136	4.99	23	0
1965	66.5	85	77.7	54	55.3	134	1.84	119	0
1964	61.1	153	72.8	131	49.3	153	1.77	122	0
1963	62.9	150	74	110	51.8	150	3.25	59	0
1962	64.8	126	74.5	102	55	137	2.87	69	0
1961	66.3	94	78	48	54.5	141	2.25	100	0
1960	66.2	97	78.6	39	53.8	146	1.32	134	0
1959	68.5	47	79.2	28	57.8	79	2.13	107	0
1958	66.4	88	78.5	41	54.4	143	2.21	101	0
1957	63.3	148	76.4	86	50.2	152	0.80	145	0
1956	65.5	116	77.5	57	53.4	147	1.58	129	0
1955	68.5	47	78.9	34	58.1	68	3.02	63	0
1954	63.9	145	75.4	96	52.3	149	4.79	25	0
1953	65.6	113	78.2	46	53	148	3.27	55	0
1952	67.3	71	78.9	34	55.7	130	3.51	50	0
1951	66.4	88	76.5	78	56.3	120	2.48	92	0
1950	65.7	110	77.3	61	54.1	144	4.54	29	0
1949	69	37	80.8	8	57.1	95	1.22	138	0
1948	69.4	31	80.6	13	58.1	68	1.06	143	0
1947	68.7	43	81	6	56.3	120	0.27	155	0
1946	64.3	138	72.7	132	55.9	129	8.30	3	0
1945	66.4	88	78	48	54.8	139	1.25	137	0
1944	70.7	14	83.2	1	58.1	68	0.59	148	0
1943	65.4	118	74.5	102	56.2	125	3.27	55	0
1942	66.4	88	77.2	63	55.5	133	1.03	144	0
1941	64.2	141	76.9	70	51.5	151	2.61	84	0
1940	65.8	109	73.4	122	58.1	68	1.15	140	0
1939	69.7	25	76.5	78	62.9	4	2.87	69	0
1938	71.2	8	79.3	25	63	3	1.69	126	0
1937	72.5	1	80.8	8	64.1	1	1.79	121	0
1936	67.2	75	74.8	100	59.5	48	2.05	111	0
1935	69	37	76.7	73	61.2	22	2.69	81	0
1934	64.7	130	72.9	127	56.5	112	1.10	142	0
1933	67.9	54	74.6	101	61.2	22	2.85	71	0
1932	70.1	19	77.9	52	62.3	9	4.47	30	0
1931	68	52	75.4	96	60.6	30	3.40	52	0
1930	65.7	110	72.7	132	58.6	61	2.62	83	0
1929	64.8	126	73	125	56.5	112	4.28	34	0
1928	69.4	31	76.7	73	62	11	3.52	49	0
1927	63.3	148	70.4	151	56.1	127	5.46	17	0
1926	64.9	125	72.3	139	57.5	85	1.87	115	0
1925	67.6	65	76.9	70	58.4	66	0.55	149	0
1924	66.5	85	73.8	113	59.1	55	3.36	53	0
1923	64.1	142	71.9	144	56.3	120			0
1922	67.3	71	73.9	112	60.6	30	2.75	77	0
1921	65.6	113	74.4	105	56.7	108	2.59	85	0
1920	67.9	54	74.3	107	61.6	17	3.56	48	1
1919	64.1	142	71.4	147	56.7	108	1.85	117	0
1918	65.4	118	73.2	124	57.6	83	4.64	28	0
1917	66.9	77	73.5	120	60.3	35	4.78	26	0
1916	66.3	94	74.2	108	58.5	62	2.14	105	0
1915	63.8	146	70.8	149	56.8	105	5.87	13	0
1914	64.1	142	71.1	148	57.1	95	3.81	43	0
1913	65.7	110	74	110	57.4	89	2.99	64	0
1912	62.9	150	70.1	152	55.6	131	2.26	99	0
1911	64.6	131	72.2	141	57.1	95	2.56	90	0
1910	64.3	138	72.2	141	56.5	112	2.79	73	0
1909	66.2	97	74.4	105	57.9	77	1.68	127	0
1908	65.4	118	72.7	132	58.1	68	3.73	44	0
1907	64.6	131	72.4	138	56.8	105	2.07	110	0
1906	69.1	35	77.5	57	60.7	28	1.73	124	0
1905	65	124	72.5	135	57.5	85	2.78	75	0
1904	64.5	136	72.5	135	56.6	111	3.64	47	0
1903	61.5	152	68.5	153	54.5	141	1.85	117	0
1902	63.6	147	70.6	150	56.5	112	4.36	32	0
1901	67.4	68	73.8	113	61	27	3.26	58	0
1900	67.7	61	75.8	90	59.7	42	3.72	46	0
1899	65.5	116	72.5	135	58.5	62	1.66	128	0
1898	69.7	25	77.4	59	62.1	10	3.88	41	0
1897	65.9	107	73.3	123	58.5	62	1.41	133	0
1896	66.1	102	73.5	120	58.7	60	2.57	88	0
1895	66.2	97	73.8	113	58.5	62	4.72	27	0
1894	64.6	131	71.9	144	57.4	89	3.27	55	0
1893	66.7	82	74.1	109	59.4	49	2.74	78	0
1892	66.3	94	72.9	127	59.6	44	8.14	4	0
1891	66	105	73	125	59.1	55	1.15	140	0
1890	65.9	107	72.9	127	58.9	58	2.99	64	0
1889	64.6	131	72.2	141	57	100	2.76	76	0
1888	65.6	113	73.6	118	57.5	85	4.36	32	0
1887	64.6	131	72.3	139	57	100	6.56	7	0
1886	65.4	118	73.7	116	57.2	94	3.93	39	0
1885	64.5	136	71.6	146	57.3	92	5.91	11	0
1884	68.4	49	75.7	92	61.1	26	3.98	37	0
1883	68.2	50	76.5	78	60	39	0.36	154	0
1882	70.3	16	78.9	34	61.6	17	0.66	147	0
1881	70	21	77.4	59	62.6	5	1.42	132	0
1880	68.8	41	77.3	61	60.2	37	2.32	97	0
1879	68.6	45	77	67	60.3	35	3.73	44	0
1878	67.9	54	75.4	96	60.5	32	2.93	68	0
1877	69.7	25	76.9	70	62.5	8	7.90	5	0
1876	71.3	6	81.2	5	61.4	19	0.54	150	0
1875	70.1	19	78.3	44	62	11	2.70	80	0
1874	64.8	126	72.9	127	56.7	108	5.29	18	0
1873							2.63	82	31
1872							6.97	6	31
1871							5.88	12	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1937	72.5
2018	72.2
2022	72.1
2016	71.8
2020	71.6
1969	71.3
1876	71.3
1938	71.2
1988	71.1
1980	71.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1964	61.1
1903	61.5
1963	62.9
1912	62.9
1957	63.3
1927	63.3
1902	63.6
1915	63.8
1954	63.9
1923	64.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	15.22
2014	8.56
1946	8.30
1892	8.14
1877	7.90
1872	6.97
1887	6.56
2008	6.28
2012	6.21
2004	6.14

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1947	0.27
1883	0.36
1995	0.47
1996	0.50
2025	0.53
1876	0.54
1925	0.55
1944	0.59
1882	0.66
1972	0.80
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 9 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 31 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.37 in; 13 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 2.71 in of precipitation in Portland, ME, the driest August since 2025, 77th driest of 155.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Portland, ME: 92°F on Sunday 9 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Portland, ME: a low of 53°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Portland, ME: 1.37 in on Thursday 13 August 2026.