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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Lincoln County / Somerville / Zip Codes
Somerville, ME has a humid continental climate which is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation in Somerville is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average annual total of 40 inches. January is typically the coldest month, when temperatures can drop to single digits Fahrenheit, while July is usually the warmest with temperatures ranging from 70-80°F. Spring and fall are generally mild in Somerville, with temperatures hovering around 40-60°F.

Somerville, Maine gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Somerville averages 70 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 Somerville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Somerville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 70 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Somerville is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Somerville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Somerville with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In Somerville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Somerville are August, July and June.
In Somerville, there are 2.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Somerville with an average of 10.5°. This is warmer than most places in Maine.
In Somerville, there are 146.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.
In Somerville, there are 13.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maine.
Humidity in Somerville 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 Somerville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in Somerville means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in Somerville with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 128.9 rainy days annually in Somerville, which is about average compared to other places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer 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 69.5 inches in Somerville means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Somerville with 18.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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