Windy cities · Maine
How windy is Portland, Maine?
Portland right now
44°FOvercast skies
- Today44°F / 37°FClouds
- Tomorrow47°F / 36°FClouds
- Monday46°F / 34°FClear skies
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Across a typical year, the wind in Portland, Maine averages about 7.7 mph.
March is the windiest month, at about 9.2 mph, and August the calmest, at about 6.4 mph. There’s no wind at all about 14% of the time. That makes it the joint 45th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 13 mph.
Portland, Maine averages about 7.7 mph, and it’s calm about 14% of the time, so the harbour gets its share of glassy mornings.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 7.7 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | March, 9.2 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 6.4 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 14% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Columbus, Ohio: about 7.7 mph
- Hartford, Connecticut: about 7.7 mph
- Louisville, Kentucky: about 7.7 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014764. Average wind speed, not gusts.