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Weather in Shirley, ME · National Weather Service + NOAA

Shirley is snow country

Shirley has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 98 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 40° and a normal night drops to 26°.

Winter 26°/8°Spring 48°/27°Summer 73°/52°Fall 53°/35°
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Sunrise 6:20 am · sunset 4:23 pm

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What stands out about Shirley’s weather

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

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 98 inches a winter, more than 97% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 75°, cooler than 98% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 143 days a year.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 94% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Shirley’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
26° / 8°
25 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
48° / 27°
Last frost around May 7
Summer
73° / 52°
90° days are rare
Fall now
53° / 35°
First frost around Oct 9
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 9). Last frost next spring: May 7
Best months to be outside
JunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Shirley get?About 98 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 5.0 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 Shirley itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Moosehead, ME (16 mi, snow) and Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.