Made up of Maine’s Kennebec County in the south and Somerset County in the north, the region reaches Central Maine to the Canadian border.

The Kennebec Valley belongs to the third climate region of Maine called the Northern Interior. It is a division that occupies nearly 60% of the State’s area and has a continental climate. It is furthest from the ocean and contains the highest elevations. Maine has one of the most comfortable statewide summer climates in the continental United States—peak temperatures, typically in July, average about 70°F. The weather is generally cold in winter, but very prolonged cold spells are rare. Northern Interior weather stations may record as many as 40 to 60 days of sub-zero temperatures annually, perfect for snowmobiling and ice fishing. The annual precipitation in this region averages 40 inches, with an average yearly snowfall of 7 to 9 feet, with the majority of that occurring in January.