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Beach to Beacon 10K weather
August 1, 2026 · Cape Elizabeth, ME · scheduled start 8:12 AM (America/New_York). What the start usually feels like, year by year — and a live start-time read once the race is inside the 7-day forecast window.
Countdown
18 days to race day
The live race-day forecast unlocks 12 days from now, when August 1, 2026 enters the 7-day forecast window — a start-time read for the scheduled 8:12 AM start. Until then, live hourly data is not available; the history below shows what race morning usually looks like.
Typical start temp
70°F
median of 20 years
A warm year
72°F
75th percentile start temp
Rain at the start
10%
2 of 20 measured years
Race-morning weather history
Coastal Maine early-August morning, usually moderate; 2020 cancelled, 2021 virtual-only. Wyndo tracks what this calendar slot has actually served up at the start hour — temperature, dew point, wind, and rain — including the years when weather canceled or disrupted the race, and reads the live forecast for the start once race week arrives.
Median start temp
70°F
p75 (a warm year): 72°F
Median dew point
65°F
at the start hour
Rain at the start
10%
2 of 20 measured years
Warmest start
76°F
in 2022
| Year | Start temp | Dew point | Wind | Precip (start hr) | Day's high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63°F | 53°F | 8 mph | dry | 76°F |
| 2024 | 72°F | 71°F | 3 mph | 3.5 mm | 82°F |
| 2023 | 66°F | 63°F | 4 mph | dry | 79°F |
| 2022 | 76°F | 73°F | 4 mph | dry | 87°F |
| 2021 | 70°F | 65°F | 6 mph | dry | 85°F |
| 2020 | 73°F | 65°F | 4 mph | dry | 84°F |
| 2019 | 68°F | 62°F | 4 mph | dry | 82°F |
| 2018 | 75°F | 73°F | 7 mph | dry | 78°F |
| 2017 | 70°F | 67°F | 8 mph | dry | 72°F |
| 2016 | 72°F | 65°F | 9 mph | 0.2 mm | 91°F |
| 2015 | 70°F | 60°F | 7 mph | dry | 86°F |
| 2014 | 68°F | 65°F | 4 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2013 | 66°F | 60°F | 7 mph | dry | 78°F |
| 2012 | 76°F | 69°F | 4 mph | dry | 83°F |
| 2011 | 69°F | 66°F | 4 mph | dry | 80°F |
| 2010 | 61°F | 49°F | 5 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2009 | 68°F | 65°F | 3 mph | dry | 80°F |
| 2008 | 70°F | 65°F | 5 mph | dry | 72°F |
| 2007 | 74°F | 65°F | 4 mph | dry | 89°F |
| 2006 | 71°F | 65°F | 7 mph | dry | 80°F |
Slot climatology: each row is the weather at this race's usual calendar slot and start hour (ERA5 reanalysis at the start line) — including years when the edition was canceled or moved. A computed slot date is not a claim the race ran that day.
Your heat-adjusted goal for the 10k
The same cited model as the full calculator, pointed at this race: the median start-hour conditions this calendar slot has served up — climatology, not a forecast.
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Race facts
- Start line
- Route 77 near the Crescent Beach State Park entrance; finish at Portland Head Light, Fort Williams Park
- Scheduled start
- 8:12 AM (America/New_York) — Official 2026 schedule: wheelchair 7:50, pro women 8:00, pro men + the 10K MASS start 8:12 ET. The 2024 start was delayed ~1h day-of for severe weather.
- Field size
- 6,500-runner field; 2026 sold out within a day (Apr 2026), no lottery in 2026
- Registration
- tiered first-come (2026 sold out within a day, Apr 2026; no lottery in 2026)
Wyndo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Beach to Beacon 10K (officially the "TD Beach to Beacon 10K") or its organizers. Race names are used descriptively to identify the event; schedules and start times belong to the race — always confirm details on the official site. Weather guidance here is informational, never medical advice, and event alert flags on race day belong to the race's own medical team.