Climate in Augusta-Waterville Metro Area, Maine

Augusta-Waterville Metro Area, Maine gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Augusta-Waterville Metro Area averages 72 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 Augusta-Waterville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Augusta-Waterville Metro Area 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 8
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Augusta-Waterville metro area is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

July is the hottest month for the Augusta-Waterville metro area with an average high temperature of 79.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In the Augusta-Waterville metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Augusta-Waterville metro area are August, July and June.

In the Augusta-Waterville metro area, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Augusta-Waterville metro area with an average of 8.4°. This is colder than most places in Maine.

In the Augusta-Waterville metro area, there are 154.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maine.

In the Augusta-Waterville metro area, there are 17.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.

Humidity in the Augusta-Waterville metro area 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 the Augusta-Waterville metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the Augusta-Waterville metro area means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the Augusta-Waterville metro area with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 128.9 rainy days annually in the Augusta-Waterville metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 71.9 inches in the Augusta-Waterville metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the Augusta-Waterville metro area with 18.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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