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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Chesterville / Zip Codes
Chesterville, ME has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The temperatures in summer range from mild to hot with occasional heavy rainfall while winter temperatures can dip below freezing at times. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, and Chesterville sees around 35 inches per year on average. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, with an average of about 75 inches each year. All four seasons in Chesterville are distinct and contribute to the town's beauty and natural charm.

Chesterville, Maine gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chesterville averages 87 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 Chesterville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chesterville 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 4
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 87 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Chesterville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChesterville, MaineUnited States
  47.2 in.38.1 in.
  87.4 in.27.8 in.
  127.6 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  78.7°85.8°
  4.2°21.7°
  6.27
  2.94.3
  381 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 Chesterville with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In Chesterville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chesterville are August, July and June.
In Chesterville, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chesterville with an average of 4.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Chesterville, there are 171.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Chesterville, there are 28.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Chesterville 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 Chesterville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Chesterville means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Chesterville with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 127.6 rainy days annually in Chesterville, which is less rainy than most 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 87.4 inches in Chesterville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Chesterville with 21.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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