Zip 04406 (Abbot, ME) Climate


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United States / Maine / No Metro Area / Piscataquis County / No City / Abbot (zip 04406)
04406 Abbot, ME has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching the mid-80s on average. Winters can be cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to single digits during the coldest months. The area sees an average of around 80 inches of snow each year, making it a great spot for winter sports like skiing and snowshoeing. Overall, 04406 Abbot is a great place to experience all four seasons!

Abbot (zip 04406), Maine gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Abbot (zip 04406) averages 93 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Abbot (zip 04406). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Abbot (zip 04406) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 3
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 93 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04406 zip code is 5.8 (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 the 04406 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
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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 04406 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In the 04406 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 04406 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 04406 zip code, there are 0.7 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 the 04406 zip code with an average of 2.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In the 04406 zip code, there are 176.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In the 04406 zip code, 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 the 04406 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.
October is the wettest month in the 04406 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in the 04406 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
May is the rainiest month in the 04406 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 141.4 rainy days annually in the 04406 zip code, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 92.9 inches in the 04406 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04406 zip code with 22.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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