St. George, ME Climate


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St. George, ME has a temperate oceanic climate with mild winters and cool summers. The average temperature in January is 26°F while July averages 63°F. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with a yearly average of 45 inches. Snowfall averages up to 60 inches a year, although there are some years when it's less than 30 inches. Winters can be cold and damp, but the temperatures rarely dip below 0°F. Summers are generally pleasant with moderate humidity levels and occasional downpours of rain providing relief from the heat.

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

St. George averages 60 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 St. George. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. George gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 14
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. George is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in St. George, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. George, MaineUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  59.7 in.27.8 in.
  131.3 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  75.1°85.8°
  14.3°21.7°
  6.57
  2.84.3
  75 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. George with an average high temperature of 75.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In St. George, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. George are July, August and June.
In St. George, there are 1.0 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. George with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Maine.
In St. George, there are 135.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.
In St. George, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.
Humidity in St. George 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 August, July and September.
November is the wettest month in St. George with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in St. George means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in St. George with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 131.3 rainy days annually in St. George, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 59.7 inches in St. George means that it is less snowy than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in St. George with 17.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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