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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Hancock County / Great Pond / Zip Codes
Great Pond, ME has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 70°F and can reach up to 90°F on particularly hot days. In the winter months, temperatures usually drop to an average of 20°F and occasionally fall below 0°F. The area receives about 46 inches of rain a year, spread out over all four seasons. Snowfall is also common in the winter months, though totals vary greatly from year to year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Great Pond is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Great Pond, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreat Pond, MaineUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  69.8 in.27.8 in.
  132.0 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  78.8°85.8°
  7.2°21.7°
  6.37
  2.94.3
  499 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 Great Pond with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In Great Pond, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Great Pond are August, July and June.
In Great Pond, there are 3.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Great Pond with an average of 7.2°. This is colder than most places in Maine.
In Great Pond, there are 159.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.
In Great Pond, there are 19.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.
Humidity in Great Pond 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 Great Pond with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Great Pond means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Great Pond with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 132.0 rainy days annually in Great Pond, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 69.8 inches in Great Pond means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Great Pond with 19.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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