Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainCape Neddick has cooler summers than 93% of U.S. towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 16°. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 81% of U.S. towns. Since 1901–2000, the year has warmed by 1.8°, most of all in December. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 65–80°.
A year in Cape Neddick at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cape Neddick’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Cape Neddick’s place in Maine beside it.
What a year in Cape Neddick feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 165 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 1 and the first by October 14. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Cape Neddick, ME, 4 miles from the town’s center, 120 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Cape Neddick’s center in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −6°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 56 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Eliot, ME, is heaviest from January through February, about 16 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 49 inches a year; October is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 119 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Cape Neddick
94% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Cape Neddick, ME.
Living with Cape Neddick’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
165 frost-free days in zone 6a. The last frost comes by May 1 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 14.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, July, August and September. 0.5 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Cape Neddick from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (47%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 10%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Cape Neddick and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Cape Neddick yet.
Climates most like Cape Neddick’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Neddick, ME | 16° | 80° | 49" | 56" |
| Thompson, NY | 15° | 80° | 51" | 58" |
| Mount Carmel, PA | 18° | 80° | 49" | 48" |
| Litchfield, CT | 15° | 81° | 51" | 59" |
| Great Barrington, MA | 14° | 82° | 45" | 50" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cape Neddick averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.2°).
A bigger shift than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Cape Neddick compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Cape Neddick’s place among Maine’s.
Cape Neddick weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Cape Neddick’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Eliot, ME. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 16° | 3.6" | 15.9" | 10 | 21 | 16° – 32° |
| February | 36° | 18° | 3.5" | 16.2" | 8 | 20 | 13° – 33° |
| March | 43° | 25° | 4.4" | 10.5" | 10 | 14 | 28° – 43° |
| April | 55° | 35° | 4.4" | 1.2" | 10 | 2 | 41° – 49° |
| May | 65° | 45° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 50° – 60° |
| June | 74° | 54° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 61° – 68° |
| July | 80° | 60° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 66° – 73° |
| August | 79° | 59° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 66° – 72° |
| September | 71° | 52° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| October | 60° | 41° | 4.9" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 47° – 56° |
| November | 49° | 31° | 4.2" | 0.9" | 10 | 1 | 35° – 45° |
| December | 39° | 22° | 4.6" | 11.0" | 11 | 9 | 25° – 39° |
| Year | 57° | 38° | 48.7" | 55.8" | 119 | 66 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 13° to 33°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Where Cape Neddick’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Cape Neddick’s center.
- Snow: Eliot, ME.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Cape Neddick, ME, 4 miles from the town’s center, 120 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Cape Neddick’s climate
What is the weather like in Cape Neddick?
A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 81% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 93% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Cape Neddick in winter?
January nights average 16°. About 149 nights a year reach 32° or below and 7 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 16°.
How much snow does Cape Neddick get?
About 56 inches in a normal winter at Eliot, ME, heaviest from January through February, about 16 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 66 days a year.
How hot does it get in Cape Neddick?
July, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 60°. About 2 days a year reach 90° (Cape Neddick, ME).
When is the first and last frost in Cape Neddick?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 1 and the first fall frost by October 14, about 165 frost-free days, at Cape Neddick, ME.
What growing zone is Cape Neddick in?
Zone 6a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −6°.
What is the best time of year to visit Cape Neddick?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, July, August and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Cape Neddick getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 77% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cape Neddick.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.