2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Bar Harbor, ME vs Great Neck, NY

Highlights

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Great Neck. Bar Harbor averages 192 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Great Neck, New York gets 46.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. Bar Harbor, Maine gets 50.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Great Neck averages 23.3 inches of snow per year. Bar Harbor averages 68.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Great Neck, New York
Summer High: the July high is around 85.2 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26.3
Rain: averages 46.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23.3 inches of snow a year

Bar Harbor, Maine
Summer High: the July high is around 78.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8.1
Rain: averages 50.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Great Neck is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bar Harbor is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

Today's Weather - Bar Harbor, ME

44°F

Today's Weather - Great Neck, NY

63°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Bar Harbor / Great Neck

July is the hottest month for Bar Harbor with an average high temperature of 78.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Bar Harbor, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bar Harbor are August, July and June.

July is the hottest month for Great Neck with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Great Neck, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Great Neck are September, June and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bar Harbor with an average of 8.1°. This is colder than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Great Neck with an average of 26.3°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.

In Bar Harbor, there are 2.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.

In Great Neck, there are 15.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.

In Bar Harbor, there are 152.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maine.

In Great Neck, there are 72.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In Bar Harbor, there are 18.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In Great Neck, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

November is the wettest month in Bar Harbor with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in Bar Harbor means that it is one of the wettest places in Maine.


July is the wettest month in Great Neck with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in Great Neck means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Bar Harbor with 12.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 129.3 rainy days annually in Bar Harbor, which is about average compared to other places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Great Neck with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.4 rainy days annually in Great Neck, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 68.1 inches in Bar Harbor means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

An annual snowfall of 23.3 inches in Great Neck means that it is less snowy than most places in New York.

January is the snowiest month in Bar Harbor with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

February is the snowiest month in Great Neck with 8.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.