Hail in Maine — where it hits, county by county
Maine logged 136 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Maine →Top hail counties in Maine (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot | 34 | 6.8 | Jun | 24% |
| Aroostook | 27 | 5.4 | May | 0% |
| AROOSTOOK | 23 | 4.6 | Jun | 17% |
| Piscataquis | 10 | 2.0 | Aug | 40% |
| Cumberland | 7 | 1.4 | Jul | 14% |
| FRANKLIN | 6 | 1.2 | May | 33% |
| Washington | 6 | 1.2 | Jul | 0% |
| OXFORD | 5 | 1.0 | Jun | 0% |
| CUMBERLAND | 5 | 1.0 | Jun | 20% |
| Franklin | 5 | 1.0 | Aug | 0% |
| Hancock | 4 | 0.8 | Aug | 0% |
| Somerset | 4 | 0.8 | Aug | 25% |
Maine hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Maine?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Maine are Penobscot, Aroostook, AROOSTOOK. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Maine?
Reported hail in Maine peaks around June, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Maine's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 136 reports over 5 years.