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United States / Maine / Bangor Metro Area / Penobscot County / Drew Plantation / Zip Codes
Drew, ME has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 75°F while the average winter temperature is around 20°F. Precipitation levels are fairly regular throughout the year, with an average of 41 inches of rain per year. Winters bring snowfall, with snow accumulation averaging around 65 inches per year. Drew also experiences mild weather conditions during the spring and fall months, making it a great destination for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Drew Plantation, Maine gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Drew Plantation averages 92 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Drew Plantation. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Drew Plantation gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 3
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 92 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Drew is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Drew, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Drew with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Drew, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Drew are July, August and June.
In Drew, there are 1.8 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 Drew with an average of 3.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Drew, there are 173.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Drew, there are 32.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Drew 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 Drew with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Drew means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Drew with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 143.1 rainy days annually in Drew, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 92.4 inches in Drew means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Drew with 22.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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