Houlton, ME Climate


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Houlton, ME has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average yearly temperature in Houlton is 44 degrees Fahrenheit. In the wintertime, temperatures can easily dip below freezing and heavy snowfall is common. The summers are usually mild and range from the high 70s to low 80s with moderate humidity levels. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, usually ranging between 2-3 inches per month.

Houlton, Maine gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Houlton averages 90 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Houlton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Houlton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 1
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 90 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Houlton, 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 Houlton with an average high temperature of 77.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Houlton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Houlton are July, August and June.
In Houlton, there are 1.8 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 Houlton with an average of 1.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Houlton, there are 182.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Houlton, there are 38.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Houlton 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 Houlton with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in Houlton means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.
July is the rainiest month in Houlton with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 139.5 rainy days annually in Houlton, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 89.7 inches in Houlton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Houlton with 23.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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