Zip 04216 (Andover, ME) Climate

Andover, ME (04216) experiences a humid continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. Temperatures in the winter months generally remain below freezing and can drop as low as -20°F on the coldest nights. Summers are typically short-lived but hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 85°F during the hottest days of the year. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, with some snowfall occurring during the colder months.

Andover (zip 04216), Maine gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Andover (zip 04216) averages 116 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 Andover (zip 04216). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Andover (zip 04216) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 171 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 1
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 116 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04216 zip code is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.7 Summer - 2.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04216 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Andover, Maine	United States
	43.6 in.	38.1 in.
	116.3 in.	27.8 in.
	171.3 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	75.8°	85.8°
	0.6°	21.7°
	5.5	7
	2.8	4.3
	1568 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 04216 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In the 04216 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 04216 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04216 zip code, there are 0.5 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 04216 zip code with an average of 0.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04216 zip code, there are 192.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04216 zip code, there are 42.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04216 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 04216 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in the 04216 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

December is the rainiest month in the 04216 zip code with 17.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.7 rainy days. There are 171.3 rainy days annually in the 04216 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 116.3 inches in the 04216 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. December is the snowiest month in the 04216 zip code with 27.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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