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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Knox County / Friendship / Zip Codes
Friendship, ME has a mild climate with moderate temperatures year-round. In the summer, temperatures can reach up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit and remain in the mid-60s during the winter. The average annual snowfall is around 30 inches and the area sees an abundance of rain throughout the year. Winters can get chilly but Friendship usually remains warmer than other parts of Maine due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

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

Friendship averages 60 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 Friendship. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Friendship gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Friendship, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFriendship, MaineUnited States
  47.1 in.38.1 in.
  60.4 in.27.8 in.
  131.8 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  75.5°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  6.57
  2.84.3
  121 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 Friendship with an average high temperature of 75.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In Friendship, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Friendship are July, August and June.
In Friendship, there are 1.1 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 Friendship with an average of 14.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Maine.
In Friendship, there are 138.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.
In Friendship, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.
Humidity in Friendship 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 Friendship with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 47.1 inches in Friendship means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Friendship with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 131.8 rainy days annually in Friendship, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 60.4 inches in Friendship means that it is less snowy than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Friendship with 17.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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