Bangor Metro Area, ME Climate

Bangor, ME Metro Area has a climate that is considered to be humid continental. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. The average summer temperature is usually around 70°F with occasional heatwaves. The average winter temperature is around 24°F, with temperatures occasionally dropping below 0°F. Precipitation levels in Bangor tend to be moderate throughout the year, with an annual average of about 42 inches of rain and 57 inches of snow. This amount of precipitation can lead to plenty of wet, cold days during the winter months and occasional flooding in the springtime.

Bangor Metro Area, Maine gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bangor Metro Area averages 78 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Bangor Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bangor Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 5
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Bangor metro area is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Bangor metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bangor, Maine	United States
	43.4 in.	38.1 in.
	77.7 in.	27.8 in.
	130.3 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	79.0°	85.8°
	4.7°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3	4.3
	440 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 the Bangor metro area with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In the Bangor 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 Bangor metro area are August, July and June.

In the Bangor metro area, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bangor metro area with an average of 4.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the Bangor metro area, there are 168.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the Bangor metro area, there are 26.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the Bangor 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 Bangor metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 43.4 inches in the Bangor metro area means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the Bangor metro area with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 130.3 rainy days annually in the Bangor metro area, which is rainier than most 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 77.7 inches in the Bangor metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the Bangor metro area with 20.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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