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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Somerset County / Athens / Zip Codes
Athens, ME is a small town located in the state of Maine. The climate in Athens is typically mild and humid, with an average annual temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers are generally warm and humid, with July being the hottest month. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from lows in the single digits to highs reaching into the 30s and 40s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of around 45 inches annually. Snowfall usually ranges between 30-40 inches per season.

Athens, Maine gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Athens averages 75 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 Athens. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Athens gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Athens is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Athens, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAthens, MaineUnited States
  42.7 in.38.1 in.
  75.2 in.27.8 in.
  128.2 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  78.8°85.8°
  2.6°21.7°
  6.27
  2.84.3
  348 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 Athens with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In Athens, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Athens are August, July and June.
In Athens, there are 2.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Athens with an average of 2.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Athens, there are 176.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Athens, there are 33.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Athens 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.
November is the wettest month in Athens with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Athens means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Athens with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 128.2 rainy days annually in Athens, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.2 inches in Athens means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Athens with 19.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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