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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Oxford County / Roxbury / Zip Codes
Roxbury, ME has a moderate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months can reach up to 80°F while the average low temperature during the winter months can dip down to 10°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 60 inches per year spread out over rain and snow fall. The area experiences four distinct seasons, each providing unique beauty and recreational opportunities for visitors and residents alike.

Roxbury, Maine gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roxbury averages 83 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 Roxbury. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roxbury gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 83 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateRoxbury, MaineUnited States
  48.1 in.38.1 in.
  83.2 in.27.8 in.
  134.8 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  78.0°85.8°
  2.1°21.7°
  67
  2.84.3
  722 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 Roxbury with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Roxbury, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Roxbury are July, August and June.
In Roxbury, there are 2.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Roxbury with an average of 2.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Roxbury, there are 185.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Roxbury, there are 36.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Roxbury 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 Roxbury with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Roxbury means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in Roxbury with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 134.8 rainy days annually in Roxbury, which is rainier than most 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 83.2 inches in Roxbury means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Roxbury with 21.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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