Medway, ME Climate


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Medway, ME has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average yearly temperature is 39°F (4°C), while the average high in the summer is 77°F (25°C) and the average low in winter is -3°F (-19°C). The area experiences abundant precipitation throughout the year, with an annual average of over 47 inches and an average of nearly 14 inches of snowfall each year. Winters can be especially cold and snowy, so it’s important to dress warmly if you’re visiting during this time. Even in the depths of winter, however, temperatures rarely plunge below 0°F (-18°C).

Medway, Maine gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medway averages 91 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 Medway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medway gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 4
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 91 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Medway is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Medway, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMedway, MaineUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  90.9 in.27.8 in.
  142.1 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  78.2°85.8°
  3.8°21.7°
  67
  34.3
  285 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 Medway with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Medway, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Medway are July, August and June.
In Medway, there are 2.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Medway with an average of 3.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Medway, there are 171.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Medway, there are 29.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Medway 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 Medway with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 43.8 inches in Medway means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Medway with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 142.1 rainy days annually in Medway, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 90.9 inches in Medway means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Medway with 22.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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