Zip 04940 (Farmington Falls, ME) Climate

The climate in 04940 Farmington Falls, ME is characterized by cold winters and humid summers. The average summer high temperature is 78 degrees Fahrenheit while the average winter low temperature is 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowfall occurs from late October to early May, with an average of 48 inches of snowfall annually. Precipitation can occur in any season but is heaviest during the summer months. Spring and autumn are mild and pleasant times of the year, with plenty of sunshine and relatively low humidity levels.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04940 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04940 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Farmington Falls, Maine	United States
	47.2 in.	38.1 in.
	83.1 in.	27.8 in.
	130.1 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	78.6°	85.8°
	5.8°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3	4.3
	449 ft.	2443 ft.

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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 04940 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In the 04940 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 04940 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04940 zip code, there are 3.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 04940 zip code with an average of 5.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04940 zip code, there are 164.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04940 zip code, there are 24.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04940 zip code 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 04940 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in the 04940 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04940 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 130.1 rainy days annually in the 04940 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 83.1 inches in the 04940 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04940 zip code with 19.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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