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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Oxford County / Rumford / Zip Codes
Rumford, ME has a humid continental climate with cold winters and mild summers. The average temperature in winter is around 24 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in summer is around 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall occurs year round with snowfall occurring during the winter months. Winters can be quite dry and summers are usually wetter due to frequent thunderstorms. Humidity levels tend to be higher in the summer than in the winter. The area has a moderate amount of sunshine throughout the year which helps keep temperatures comfortable.

Rumford, Maine gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rumford averages 79 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Rumford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rumford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rumford is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Rumford, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRumford, MaineUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  79.2 in.27.8 in.
  127.7 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  78.2°85.8°
  5.5°21.7°
  6.17
  2.84.3
  482 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Rumford with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Rumford, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rumford are July, August and June.
In Rumford, there are 2.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rumford with an average of 5.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Rumford, there are 173.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Rumford, there are 24.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Rumford is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Rumford with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in Rumford means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Rumford with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 127.7 rainy days annually in Rumford, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 79.2 inches in Rumford means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Rumford with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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