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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Oxford County / Buckfield / Zip Codes
Buckfield, ME has a temperate climate throughout the year with four distinct seasons. Spring brings warmer temperatures and occasional rainstorms, while summer is usually hot and humid. Fall is cool and crisp, and winter brings cold and snowy weather with an average snowfall of 80 inches. Temperatures in Buckfield generally range from the low 30s to the mid-80s, creating a pleasant environment for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Buckfield, Maine gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buckfield averages 74 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 Buckfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buckfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 8
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buckfield is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Buckfield, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBuckfield, MaineUnited States
  47.9 in.38.1 in.
  74.3 in.27.8 in.
  128.5 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  78.2°85.8°
  7.7°21.7°
  6.37
  2.84.3
  358 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 Buckfield with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Buckfield, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buckfield are July, August and June.
In Buckfield, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buckfield with an average of 7.7°. This is colder than most places in Maine.
In Buckfield, there are 164.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.
In Buckfield, there are 16.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.
Humidity in Buckfield 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 Buckfield with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 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 47.9 inches in Buckfield means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Buckfield with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 128.5 rainy days annually in Buckfield, which is about average compared to other 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 74.3 inches in Buckfield means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Buckfield with 20.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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