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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Aroostook County / Wade / Zip Codes
Wade, ME has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 40°F and the average winter temperature is 17 °F. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 85°F with high humidity making it feel much warmer than the actual temperature. Precipitation levels are high throughout the year with snowfall occurring mainly during the winter months.

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

Wade averages 96 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 Wade. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wade gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 96 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 2.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Wade, 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 Wade with an average high temperature of 76.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In Wade, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wade are July, August and June.
In Wade, there are 1.2 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 Wade with an average of 0.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Wade, there are 179.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In Wade, there are 39.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in Wade 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.
August is the wettest month in Wade with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 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 38.2 inches in Wade means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.
July is the rainiest month in Wade with 14.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 146.8 rainy days annually in Wade, 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 96.1 inches in Wade means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Wade with 23.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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