Looking to do the northeast up to Maine this year in Sept. how is weather normally this time of year. Thanks Jerry

Averages in new england varies, due to the location, with that said; days 60s to 90s and nights 40s to 70s, higher elevations will be cooler.Old orchard baeach is a nice stopover, Along the coast the temps. are on the mild side , due to the gulf stream currents

If you're heading to Maine in September and are looking for something to do... Plan on being there on September 13th, it's "Maine Open Lighthouse Day" 27 of Maine's 62 Lighthouses are open to the public. Some of the foundations throw a great party with a "Down East" cookout, others... well, there's the lighthouse, enjoy.I've been participating for years and for me the mid-coast is the best. We stay at Durham KOA, just outside of Freeport. Hit Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol first, then Owls Head in Rockland and cross the harbor and to Rockland Breakwater light. Pemaquid throws the best party and it's free too. Last year we went to Acadia NP, stayed Oceanside KOA, then did Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Marshal Point and took a boat ride to get 2 more light form the water. The problem is so many lighthouses so little time... Do it once and you're hooked... I have a Lighthouse Log book with all the east coast lighthouses in it and we get a stamp or something from each one we visit. I was reviewing my logbook and was surprised to see we've been 73 lighthouses since we started. Now, I find myself planning my trips around Forts, Lighthouses and boats... Next is Old Mystic Seaport... A lighthouse and the Whaling ship. http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/openlighthouseday.htm

Sept, too early for leave peeping but the kids are back in school so it's still the best time to visit. Some CG's close right after Labor Day, most after Columbus day. Earlier the farther north you go. Be ready for rain. Skeeters are gone if we get an early frost. In northern Me in Sept we usually take outer wear we can layer, gets fairly cool at night. Many stores in the summer tourist areas will be closed or closing as are some restaurants. You can find deals though as they want to clear out the shelves some.

Early September in the Northeast you should be OK as far as weather but unfortunately in the last two years the weather here (and elsewhere) is anyone's guess. We are still waiting for Spring to start and there is supposed to be snow sometime tonight. So if you asked how is April in the Northeast what most would tell you does not apply this year.

We have been going to Bar Harbor at the end of September and first week in October for the last several years, staying at the Oceanside KOA. The weather has always been comfortable and sometimes the foliage is beginning to turn. We go home through Northern NH and the leaves are usually spectacular the further inland you go.

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Padlin
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Apr 15, 2014
Sept, too early for leave peeping but the kids are back in school so it's still the best time to visit.

Some CG's close right after Labor Day, most after Columbus day. Earlier the farther north you go.

Be ready for rain.

Skeeters are gone if we get an early frost.

In northern Me in Sept we usually take outer wear we can layer, gets fairly cool at night.

Many stores in the summer tourist areas will be closed or closing as are some restaurants. You can find deals though as they want to clear out the shelves some.
Thomas_NH
Explorer
Apr 15, 2014
If you're heading to Maine in September and are looking for something to do... Plan on being there on September 13th, it's "Maine Open Lighthouse Day" 27 of Maine's 62 Lighthouses are open to the public. Some of the foundations throw a great party with a "Down East" cookout, others... well, there's the lighthouse, enjoy.

I've been participating for years and for me the mid-coast is the best. We stay at Durham KOA, just outside of Freeport. Hit Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol first, then Owls Head in Rockland and cross the harbor and to Rockland Breakwater light. Pemaquid throws the best party and it's free too.

Last year we went to Acadia NP, stayed Oceanside KOA, then did Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Marshal Point and took a boat ride to get 2 more light form the water.

The problem is so many lighthouses so little time... Do it once and you're hooked... I have a Lighthouse Log book with all the east coast lighthouses in it and we get a stamp or something from each one we visit. I was reviewing my logbook and was surprised to see we've been 73 lighthouses since we started. Now, I find myself planning my trips around Forts, Lighthouses and boats... Next is Old Mystic Seaport... A lighthouse and the Whaling ship.

http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/openlighthouseday.htm
Roman_Duck
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Apr 15, 2014
Averages in new england varies, due to the location, with that said; days 60s to 90s and nights 40s to 70s, higher elevations will be cooler.
Old orchard baeach is a nice stopover, Along the coast the temps. are on the mild side , due to the gulf stream currents

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