The Forks Plantation, ME Climate

The climate in The Forks, ME is typically cold and snowy throughout most of the year. Winters are long and severe with an average temperature of 24°F (-4.5°C). In the summertime, temperatures can reach up to 80°F (26.6°C), but it doesn’t stay warm for too long. The amount of snowfall varies each year, but can be as high as 100 inches (254 cm). With all that snow, it's no wonder why The Forks is such a popular destination for winter sports like skiing and snowmobiling.

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

The Forks Plantation averages 103 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in The Forks Plantation. The US average is 205 sunny days.

The Forks Plantation gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 103 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for The Forks is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 2.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in The Forks, 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 The Forks with an average high temperature of 74.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In The Forks, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for The Forks are July, August and June.

In The Forks, there are 0.4 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 The Forks with an average of 2.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In The Forks, there are 180.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In The Forks, there are 32.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in The Forks 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 The Forks with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in The Forks means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in The Forks with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 142.8 rainy days annually in The Forks, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 103.2 inches in The Forks means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. December is the snowiest month in The Forks with 23.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.