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Weather in Rangeley, ME · National Weather Service + NOAA

Rangeley is snow country

Rangeley has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 118 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 40° and a normal night drops to 24°.

Winter 26°/7°Spring 48°/25°Summer 73°/50°Fall 53°/34°
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Sunrise 6:22 am · sunset 4:29 pm

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What stands out about Rangeley’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 118 inches a winter, more than 549 of 567 Maine towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 75°, cooler than 98% of U.S. towns.Real wintersJanuary nights average 3°, colder than 92% of U.S. towns.A short growing season123 frost-free days, from May 23 to Sep 24.
A normal year

Where today sits in Rangeley’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
26° / 7°
32 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
48° / 25°
Last frost around May 23
Summer
73° / 50°
90° days are rare
Fall now
53° / 34°
First frost around Sep 24
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 24). Last frost next spring: May 23
Best months to be outside
JunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Rangeley get?About 118 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 4.7 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Rangeley itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Rangeley 2 Nw, ME (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.