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Portland, OR vs Worcester, MA weather comparison

Portland

OR

Worcester picks up around 63 more inches of snow each winter.

Portland has around 113 fewer freezing nights a year. Worcester enjoys about 37 more sunny days a year than Portland.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Portland, OR and Worcester, MA
PortlandMetricWorcester
160 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies197 days
37 inPrecipitationper year44 in
157 daysWet daysrain or snow per year128 days
6 inSnowfallper year68 in
13 daysHot daysabove 90 °F4 days
22 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F135 days
76%Humidityaverage relative71%
55 °FAverage temperatureyear round48 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

PortlandWorcester

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovPortland, Jan: 47 °FPortland, Feb: 51 °FPortland, Mar: 56 °FPortland, Apr: 61 °FPortland, May: 68 °FPortland, Jun: 73 °FPortland, Jul: 81 °FPortland, Aug: 81 °FPortland, Sep: 75 °FPortland, Oct: 63 °FPortland, Nov: 53 °FPortland, Dec: 46 °FWorcester, Jan: 33 °FWorcester, Feb: 35 °FWorcester, Mar: 43 °FWorcester, Apr: 56 °FWorcester, May: 67 °FWorcester, Jun: 75 °FWorcester, Jul: 80 °FWorcester, Aug: 78 °FWorcester, Sep: 71 °FWorcester, Oct: 59 °FWorcester, Nov: 48 °FWorcester, Dec: 38 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovPortland, Jan: 37 °FPortland, Feb: 38 °FPortland, Mar: 40 °FPortland, Apr: 44 °FPortland, May: 49 °FPortland, Jun: 53 °FPortland, Jul: 58 °FPortland, Aug: 58 °FPortland, Sep: 55 °FPortland, Oct: 47 °FPortland, Nov: 41 °FPortland, Dec: 37 °FWorcester, Jan: 17 °FWorcester, Feb: 18 °FWorcester, Mar: 26 °FWorcester, Apr: 36 °FWorcester, May: 46 °FWorcester, Jun: 56 °FWorcester, Jul: 61 °FWorcester, Aug: 60 °FWorcester, Sep: 53 °FWorcester, Oct: 42 °FWorcester, Nov: 32 °FWorcester, Dec: 23 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Portland high475156616873818175635346
Worcester high333543566775807871594838
Portland low373840444953585855474137
Worcester low171826364656616053423223

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

PortlandWorcester
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovPortland, Jan: 5.1 inPortland, Feb: 4.0 inPortland, Mar: 4.4 inPortland, Apr: 3.5 inPortland, May: 2.1 inPortland, Jun: 1.3 inPortland, Jul: 0.4 inPortland, Aug: 0.4 inPortland, Sep: 1.3 inPortland, Oct: 3.2 inPortland, Nov: 5.3 inPortland, Dec: 5.9 inWorcester, Jan: 3.4 inWorcester, Feb: 3.1 inWorcester, Mar: 4.2 inWorcester, Apr: 3.7 inWorcester, May: 3.2 inWorcester, Jun: 3.9 inWorcester, Jul: 3.6 inWorcester, Aug: 3.8 inWorcester, Sep: 3.6 inWorcester, Oct: 3.9 inWorcester, Nov: 3.4 inWorcester, Dec: 4.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Portland5.14.04.43.52.11.30.40.41.33.25.35.9
Worcester3.43.14.23.73.23.93.63.83.63.93.44.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

PortlandWorcester
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovPortland, Jan: 7 daysPortland, Feb: 8 daysPortland, Mar: 8 daysPortland, Apr: 9 daysPortland, May: 13 daysPortland, Jun: 15 daysPortland, Jul: 24 daysPortland, Aug: 25 daysPortland, Sep: 21 daysPortland, Oct: 15 daysPortland, Nov: 8 daysPortland, Dec: 7 daysWorcester, Jan: 17 daysWorcester, Feb: 15 daysWorcester, Mar: 16 daysWorcester, Apr: 15 daysWorcester, May: 15 daysWorcester, Jun: 15 daysWorcester, Jul: 18 daysWorcester, Aug: 18 daysWorcester, Sep: 17 daysWorcester, Oct: 18 daysWorcester, Nov: 17 daysWorcester, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Portland788913152425211587
Worcester171516151515181817181716

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).