Kingfield, ME Climate

Kingfield, ME is known for its mild climate year round. Summers tend to be moderately warm with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-60s to low 80s. Winters are colder but still fairly mild with temperatures typically hovering around the low 20s and high teens. Spring and fall tend to be pleasant with average temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Precipitation is relatively even throughout the year, but winter tends to bring more snowfall than other seasons, making it a great location for winter sports enthusiasts.

Kingfield, Maine gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kingfield averages 103 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 Kingfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kingfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 103 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kingfield is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.7 Summer - 2.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Kingfield, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kingfield, Maine	United States
	42.4 in.	38.1 in.
	102.6 in.	27.8 in.
	139.3 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	75.0°	85.8°
	0.4°	21.7°
	5.6	7
	2.9	4.3
	561 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 Kingfield with an average high temperature of 75.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In Kingfield, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kingfield are July, August and June.

In Kingfield, there are 0.7 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 Kingfield with an average of 0.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In Kingfield, there are 196.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In Kingfield, there are 43.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in Kingfield 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.

June is the wettest month in Kingfield with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Kingfield means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in Kingfield with 14.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 139.3 rainy days annually in Kingfield, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 102.6 inches in Kingfield means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Kingfield with 22.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.