East Millinocket, ME Climate


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East Millinocket, Maine has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures occasionally dipping into the single digits. The town receives an average of around 40 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of snowfall during the winter months. Spring and autumn bring mild weather with little to no extreme temperatures. East Millinocket is a great destination for outdoor activities all year round from skiing and snowboarding in the winter to hiking and fishing in the summer.

East Millinocket, Maine gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Millinocket averages 91 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 East Millinocket. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Millinocket gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 4
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 91 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Millinocket 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 East Millinocket, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Millinocket, MaineUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  90.8 in.27.8 in.
  141.9 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  78.2°85.8°
  3.8°21.7°
  67
  34.3
  367 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 East Millinocket with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In East Millinocket, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Millinocket are July, August and June.
In East Millinocket, there are 2.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Millinocket with an average of 3.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In East Millinocket, there are 171.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In East Millinocket, there are 28.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in East Millinocket 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 East Millinocket with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 43.8 inches in East Millinocket means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in East Millinocket with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 141.9 rainy days annually in East Millinocket, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 90.8 inches in East Millinocket means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in East Millinocket with 22.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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