Climate & Weather in Kennebunk
Kennebunk has a real, genuine four-season New England climate typical of Southern Maine, with cold winters and a real, documented dual flood-risk profile.
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Learn moreCold winters and four distinct seasons
Kennebunk's Southern Maine coastal position brings genuinely cold winters and four distinct seasons, generally somewhat milder than Maine's more northern and interior regions.
Real, dual flood exposure
Kennebunk carries both real coastal-storm-surge risk at its beaches and a separate, documented riverine flood history in the Intervale neighborhood along the Mousam River, dating to 1953.
Maine's real, defining 2024 storm event
The record-setting back-to-back January 10 and 13, 2024 coastal storms produced a record statewide high-tide level of 14.57 feet -- the clearest current illustration of the real coastal-storm risk Kennebunk's beaches share.
Key takeaways
- Kennebunk has cold winters and four distinct seasons typical of Southern Maine.
- Kennebunk carries a real, documented dual coastal and riverine flood-risk profile.
- The record-setting January 2024 storms illustrate the real severity of the coastal component of that risk.
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