Average Precipitation for Maine in January

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during January at cities, towns and lakes in Maine.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month along with information on the number of days with wet weather. The count of days includes those when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The precipitation totals are 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.

Maine Coast

Average monthly precipitation in January
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Acadia National Park 4.5 114
9 Belfast 3.9 100
11 Brunswick 3.5 88
12 Eastport 4.2 107
11 Jonesboro 4.3 109
11 Kennebunkport 3.7 93
12 Newcastle 3.8 97
11 Portland 3.5 89
11 Tenants Harbor 4.0 102

Central Maine

January averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
10 Augusta 2.6 67
11 Bangor 3.2 81
11 Dover-Foxcroft 3.5 88
12 Flagstaff Lake, Long Falls Dam 2.8 71
11 Grand Lake Stream 3.8 96
10 Lewiston 3.3 83
17 Lower Richardson Lake, Middle Dam 2.5 63
15 Rangeley 2.8 72
9 Rumford 3.3 83
11 Waterville 3.1 79

Northern Maine

Average amount of rain and snow in January
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
13 Fort Kent 2.8 71
11 Millinocket 3.1 79
12 Moosehead Lake, Brassua Dam 2.7 69
11 Presque Isle 2.5 64
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Maine Precipitation
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