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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Oxford County / Upton / Zip Codes
Upton, ME has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 70°F (21°C), while the average temperature in the winter is around 22°F (-6°C). Rainfall in Upton, ME ranges from 2 to 4 inches per month throughout the year, but snowfall can range from 0-10 inches per month depending on the season. Upton, ME experiences all four seasons and has the occasional thunderstorm or snowstorm during each season.

Upton, Maine gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upton averages 109 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 Upton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 109 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateUpton, MaineUnited States
  41.2 in.38.1 in.
  109.2 in.27.8 in.
  168.1 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  76.6°85.8°
  1.1°21.7°
  5.67
  2.84.3
  1739 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 Upton with an average high temperature of 76.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In Upton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Upton are July, August and June.
In Upton, 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 Upton with an average of 1.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Upton, there are 193.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Upton, there are 40.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Upton 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 Upton with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in Upton means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.
December is the rainiest month in Upton with 16.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.0 rainy days. There are 168.1 rainy days annually in Upton, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 109.2 inches in Upton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. December is the snowiest month in Upton with 26.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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