Fort Fairfield, ME Climate


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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Aroostook County / Fort Fairfield / Zip Codes
Fort Fairfield, Maine has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm, humid summers. During the winter months, temperatures average in the mid to low 20's Fahrenheit, with occasional snowfall. Spring and fall are milder and more pleasant seasons where temperatures reach into the 50's. Summers are typically hot and humid with high temperatures often reaching into the 80's. Rainfall is common during all seasons and can range from light showers to heavy rains.

Fort Fairfield, Maine gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Fairfield averages 95 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Fort Fairfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Fairfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 95 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Fairfield is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 2.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Fort Fairfield, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Fairfield, MaineUnited States
  38.6 in.38.1 in.
  95.1 in.27.8 in.
  139.9 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  77.2°85.8°
  1.1°21.7°
  5.87
  2.84.3
  381 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 Fort Fairfield with an average high temperature of 77.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Fort Fairfield, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Fairfield are July, August and June.
In Fort Fairfield, there are 1.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Fairfield with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Fort Fairfield, there are 178.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Fort Fairfield, there are 37.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Fort Fairfield 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.
July is the wettest month in Fort Fairfield with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in Fort Fairfield means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.
July is the rainiest month in Fort Fairfield with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 139.9 rainy days annually in Fort Fairfield, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 95.1 inches in Fort Fairfield means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Fort Fairfield with 23.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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