Zip 04912 (Athens, ME) Climate

Athens, ME (04912) has a humid continental climate, characterized by mild summers and cold winters with plenty of precipitation throughout the year. It experiences all four seasons, although winter is the longest and coldest season of the year. Average temperatures range from 13°F in January to 68°F in July. The area also receives an average of 47 inches of snow annually, making it a popular destination for snow sports enthusiasts. Precipitation usually occurs at least once a month, with rain and snowfall occurring fairly evenly throughout the year.

Athens (zip 04912), Maine gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Athens (zip 04912) averages 75 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 Athens (zip 04912). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Athens (zip 04912) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 3
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04912 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04912 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Athens, Maine	United States
	42.7 in.	38.1 in.
	75.2 in.	27.8 in.
	128.2 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	78.8°	85.8°
	2.6°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	2.8	4.3
	413 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 04912 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In the 04912 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 04912 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04912 zip code, there are 2.5 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 04912 zip code with an average of 2.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04912 zip code, there are 176.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04912 zip code, there are 33.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04912 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 04912 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in the 04912 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04912 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 128.2 rainy days annually in the 04912 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 75.2 inches in the 04912 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04912 zip code with 19.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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