Brownville, ME Climate


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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Piscataquis County / Brownville / Zip Codes
Brownville, ME has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters with plenty of snow. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from 76°F (24°C) to 84°F (29°C), while average lows reach between 55°F (13°C) and 65°F (18°C). In the winter months, average highs range from 28°F (-2°C) to 36 °F (2°C), and average lows dip between 6 °F (-14 °C) and 18 °F (-8 °C). Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 40-45 inches per year. Brownville gets an average of 90 inches of snow annually.

Brownville, Maine gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brownville averages 94 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Brownville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brownville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 94 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Brownville is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Brownville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrownville, MaineUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  94.2 in.27.8 in.
  141.4 days106.2 days
  171 days205 days
  78.6°85.8°
  2.4°21.7°
  67
  2.84.3
  361 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 Brownville with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In Brownville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brownville are August, July and June.
In Brownville, there are 3.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brownville with an average of 2.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Brownville, there are 179.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Brownville, there are 31.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Brownville 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 Brownville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Brownville means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Brownville with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 141.4 rainy days annually in Brownville, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 94.2 inches in Brownville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Brownville with 22.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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