Piscataquis County, ME Climate

Piscataquis County, Maine has a humid continental climate. Winters here tend to be very cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing and snowfall accumulating to over 100 inches in some places. Summers are warm but not excessively hot, usually with temperatures staying between the mid-50s and mid-70s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is common throughout the year, though spring months tend to be the wettest season. The area also experiences high levels of humidity due to its location near several large bodies of water. Overall, Piscataquis County has a relatively mild climate that changes drastically from one season to the next.

Piscataquis County, Maine gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Piscataquis County averages 95 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Piscataquis County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Piscataquis County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 95 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Piscataquis County is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.2 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Piscataquis County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Piscataquis, Maine	United States
	45.3 in.	38.1 in.
	94.7 in.	27.8 in.
	142.1 days	106.2 days
	185 days	205 days
	77.4°	85.8°
	2.4°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	2.8	4.3
	1073 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 Piscataquis County with an average high temperature of 77.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Piscataquis County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Piscataquis County are July, August and June.

In Piscataquis County, there are 2.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Piscataquis County with an average of 2.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In Piscataquis County, there are 179.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In Piscataquis County, there are 32.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in Piscataquis County 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 Piscataquis County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Piscataquis County means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in Piscataquis County with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 142.1 rainy days annually in Piscataquis County, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 94.7 inches in Piscataquis County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Piscataquis County with 22.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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