New Limerick, ME Climate


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New Limerick, ME has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The summers are generally quite mild with temperatures reaching up to 75°F (24°C), while winter temperatures can drop to around 15°F (-9°C). The area gets plenty of precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 35 inches per year, most of which falls in the form of snow between late October and April. Winters tend to be long and cold, while summers are short but still pleasant. There is also a relatively longer fall season than spring season in this region.

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

New Limerick 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 New Limerick. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Limerick 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 New Limerick is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.1 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in New Limerick, 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 New Limerick with an average high temperature of 77.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In New Limerick, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Limerick are July, August and June.
In New Limerick, 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 New Limerick with an average of 1.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In New Limerick, there are 183.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In New Limerick, there are 38.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in New Limerick 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 New Limerick 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 New Limerick means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.
July is the rainiest month in New Limerick 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 New Limerick, 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 New Limerick means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in New Limerick with 23.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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