Augusta Weather: Snowy winters, mud season and perfect summers
Is it going to snow, rain, or maybe something worse? The summers are hard-earned and absolutely glorious, and the winters test your patience daily. Here's what else is going on around Augusta that will impact the time you spend outside.
Greg, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Greg moved to Maine before it was trendy, stayed when it got crowded, and 28 years later still loves it. He grew up here, went to UMaine, tried Connecticut, and survived eight years in Virginia before eventually packing up and moving back home. He is a former newspaper copy editor, pizza lover (Portland Pie, OTTO, & Cargo regular), and family man. At Snappy Scout, Greg helps newcomers decode Maine, a place that plays by its own rules and usually keeps them to itself.
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What's the Weather Really Like in Augusta?
The forecast, the fashion, and the fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Summer temps be like
pleasantly normal human temperatures (70s and 80s)
Winter lows are
regret in Fahrenheit scale (single digits, sometimes below zero)
The humidity makes me
feel like I washed my face with a pizza
Unique weather patterns
Ice storms that make a generator worth it, Nor'easters that make you remember you live in New England, and a light coating sometimes rings in at six to eight inches
Local weather fashion tip
You cannot dress fashionable and stay warm at the same time
You know it's time to get out of town when
it's mid-February, the snow banks are taller than your car, and you haven't seen the sun since Christmas
Bugs be like
Black flies in late spring rule the roost, mosquitoes crash summer BBQs uninvited, and ticks are the reason everyone checks themselves twice
You're stuck indoors again today because
April showers bring May showers
Green thumb enthusiasts love
the short but sweet growing season that runs late May through September, and no one comes clean on who keeps leaving bags of eggplant on your steps
My Favorite Season in Augusta
Definitely autumn. The blend of warm, bright sunshine with cool, crisp air makes the brilliance of the changing leaves along the Kennebec a sight to behold.
— Greg Reid
Maine Local Expert
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