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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Oxford County / Hanover / Zip Codes
Hanover, ME has a humid continental climate. The summers are generally warm and humid with average temperatures in the upper 70s (°F) while the winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping into the teens (°F). Precipitation is evenly spread throughout the year, with snowfall occurring during winter and rainfall during spring, summer, and fall. Hanover generally experiences four distinct seasons with minimal temperature extremes.

Hanover, Maine gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hanover averages 79 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 Hanover. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hanover gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 2
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hanover is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.8 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Hanover, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Hanover with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Hanover, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hanover are July, August and June.
In Hanover, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hanover with an average of 1.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Hanover, there are 186.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Hanover, there are 37.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Hanover 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.
June is the wettest month in Hanover with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Hanover means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
December is the rainiest month in Hanover with 14.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 155.5 rainy days annually in Hanover, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.9 inches in Hanover means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Hanover with 20.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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