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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Hancock County / Frenchboro / Zip Codes
Frenchboro, ME has a mild climate year-round. Winters can be cold and snowy but temperatures rarely drop below freezing. Summers are warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms. The average temperature in the summer is around 70F and in the winter it averages around 30F. Overall, the climate is relatively temperate with temperatures rarely reaching extreme highs or lows.

Frenchboro, Maine gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frenchboro averages 66 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Frenchboro. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frenchboro gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Frenchboro is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Frenchboro, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Frenchboro with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Frenchboro, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Frenchboro are July, August and June.
In Frenchboro, there are 2.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Frenchboro with an average of 7.4°. This is colder than most places in Maine.
In Frenchboro, there are 155.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.
In Frenchboro, there are 20.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.
Humidity in Frenchboro 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 Frenchboro with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in Frenchboro means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Frenchboro with 11.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in Frenchboro, 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 66.1 inches in Frenchboro means that it is less snowy than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Frenchboro with 17.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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