Cranberry Isles, ME Climate


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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Hancock County / Cranberry Isles / Zip Codes
Cranberry Isles, ME has a temperate climate with warm and mild summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures range from the mid-60s up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters can get quite chilly with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s or 40s. Precipitation is high throughout the year, though it tends to be less frequent during winter months. The area is also often subject to strong winds and fog due to its location on the coast of Maine.

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

Cranberry Isles averages 67 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Cranberry Isles. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cranberry Isles gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cranberry Isles is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Cranberry Isles, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCranberry Isles, MaineUnited States
  47.1 in.38.1 in.
  67.3 in.27.8 in.
  120.7 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  78.1°85.8°
  6.9°21.7°
  6.47
  2.94.3
  13 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 Cranberry Isles with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Cranberry Isles, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cranberry Isles are July, August and June.
In Cranberry Isles, there are 2.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cranberry Isles with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Maine.
In Cranberry Isles, there are 160.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.
In Cranberry Isles, there are 21.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Cranberry Isles 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 Cranberry Isles with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.1 inches in Cranberry Isles means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Cranberry Isles with 11.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 120.7 rainy days annually in Cranberry Isles, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 67.3 inches in Cranberry Isles means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Cranberry Isles with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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