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United States / Maine / Portland-South Portland Metro Area / Cumberland County / Frye Island / Zip Codes
Frye Island, ME experiences a typical humid continental climate with cool summers and cold winters. Summers are usually pleasant and sunny, with average highs reaching the low 80s Fahrenheit. Winters can be long and harsh, with temperatures dropping into the teens on average during colder months. The island receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation per year, most notably in the form of snowfall during winter months.

Frye Island, Maine gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frye Island averages 76 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 Frye Island. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frye Island gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Frye Island, 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 Frye Island with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In Frye Island, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Frye Island are August, July and June.
In Frye Island, there are 3.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Frye Island with an average of 10.3°. This is warmer than most places in Maine.
In Frye Island, there are 156.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.
In Frye Island, there are 12.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maine.
Humidity in Frye Island 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 Frye Island with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in Frye Island means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Frye Island with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 134.8 rainy days annually in Frye Island, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.7 inches in Frye Island means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Frye Island with 20.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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