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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Oxford County / Porter / Zip Codes
Porter, ME has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm summers with mild temperatures. The average temperature in January is 16 °F (-9 °C) and the high temperature in July averages around 74 °F (23 °C). Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches annually. Snowfall can be heavy in winter with an average of 78 inches per year.

Porter, Maine gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Porter averages 78 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 Porter. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Porter gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Porter is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Porter, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePorter, MaineUnited States
  49.4 in.38.1 in.
  78.1 in.27.8 in.
  140.5 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  79.9°85.8°
  5.5°21.7°
  6.27
  2.84.3
  410 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 Porter with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In Porter, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Porter are August, July and June.
In Porter, there are 5.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Porter with an average of 5.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Porter, there are 178.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Porter, there are 24.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Porter 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.
October is the wettest month in Porter with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.4 inches in Porter means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Porter with 14.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 140.5 rainy days annually in Porter, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.1 inches in Porter means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Porter with 20.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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