Zip 04653 (Bass Harbor, ME) Climate

04653 Bass Harbor, ME has a moderate climate throughout the year. Summers in this area tend to be warm with temperatures reaching into the 80s and occasionally higher. Winters are typically chilly with temperatures dipping into the teens and twenties. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year and snowfall can range from light dustings to more substantial accumulations during certain winters. The amount of sunshine per day also varies depending on the season with more hours of sunlight during the summer months than during wintertime.

Bass Harbor (zip 04653), Maine gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bass Harbor (zip 04653) averages 68 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Bass Harbor (zip 04653). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bass Harbor (zip 04653) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04653 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04653 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bass Harbor, Maine	United States
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	78.1°	85.8°
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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 04653 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04653 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 04653 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04653 zip code, there are 2.2 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 04653 zip code with an average of 6.7°. This is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04653 zip code, there are 160.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04653 zip code, there are 21.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04653 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 August, July and September.

November is the wettest month in the 04653 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.1 inches in the 04653 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

November is the rainiest month in the 04653 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 119.9 rainy days annually in the 04653 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 68.0 inches in the 04653 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04653 zip code with 17.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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