St. Francis, ME Climate


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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Aroostook County / St. Francis / Zip Codes
St. Francis, ME has a temperate climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature in January is -2°C while the average temperature in July is 18°C. Precipitation levels are relatively high, averaging at about 1,100 millimetres annually. Snowfall tends to occur from late November through early March, though the amount of snowfall varies from year-to-year. Due to its location near the coast, St. Francis experiences cooler temperatures in comparison to other parts of Maine throughout the year.

St. Francis, Maine gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Francis averages 98 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 St. Francis. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Francis gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 -5
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 98 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 2.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in St. Francis, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Francis, MaineUnited States
  38.3 in.38.1 in.
  98.2 in.27.8 in.
  148.6 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  76.5°85.8°
  -4.9°21.7°
  5.67
  2.84.3
  801 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 St. Francis with an average high temperature of 76.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In St. Francis, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Francis are July, August and June.
In St. Francis, there are 1.7 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 St. Francis with an average of -4.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In St. Francis, there are 199.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In St. Francis, there are 56.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in St. Francis 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 St. Francis with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in St. Francis means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.
July is the rainiest month in St. Francis with 14.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 148.6 rainy days annually in St. Francis, 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 98.2 inches in St. Francis means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. December is the snowiest month in St. Francis with 22.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I lived in St. Francis all of my life and it was worth it. It is a very small town, when something bad happens everyone is there to help one another. There are many  More

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