Dog-Walking Pavement Heat in Maine
Pick a city for a live pavement-temperature verdict — on a sunny day the asphalt can run 40–60°F hotter than the air. Badges show each city's current reading.
Maine's pavement peaks in July, when Portland averages a high of 80°F — our only tracked city in the state. Even that is enough to push a dark asphalt surface past 130°F in direct sun.
3 months of the year — June, July and August — normally lose the middle of the day in Portland. In the worst of it — July — walks in Portland are typically only comfortable before 11:00 AM and after 4:00 PM. Pavement also lags the air: it keeps releasing stored heat for a couple of hours after sunset, so an evening that feels cool to you can still be too hot underfoot.
Pick your city below for a live SAFE, CAUTION or DANGER verdict, today's safe walking windows hour by hour, and a 7-day outlook. Readings update continuously, so check it the way you'd check the forecast — right before the walk, not the night before.