Zip 04011 (Brunswick, ME) Climate

04011 Brunswick, ME has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Summers are marked by high temperatures with frequent showers and thunderstorms, while winters are generally very cold and snowy. The climate is fairly mild throughout the year, with average temperatures ranging from the low 30s in winter to the mid-60s in summer. Winters feature heavy snowfall, with sometimes severe blizzards not uncommon. Spring usually sees warm temperatures starting in March, while fall can be a bit more variable with chilly mornings alternating with warm afternoons into November.

Brunswick (zip 04011), Maine gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brunswick (zip 04011) averages 66 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 Brunswick (zip 04011). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brunswick (zip 04011) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 9
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04011 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04011 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Brunswick, Maine	United States
	49.3 in.	38.1 in.
	66.4 in.	27.8 in.
	132.7 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	78.4°	85.8°
	9.0°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	6.5	4.3
	64 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 04011 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04011 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 04011 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04011 zip code, there are 2.6 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 04011 zip code with an average of 9.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Maine.

In the 04011 zip code, there are 161.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04011 zip code, there are 14.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04011 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 04011 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in the 04011 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the 04011 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.7 rainy days annually in the 04011 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 66.4 inches in the 04011 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04011 zip code with 19.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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PATRICIA · Brunswick, ME

Not (entirely) The Way Life Should Be

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Brunswick or the neighboring town of Topsham for the majority of my almost 30 years of residence here. Pros? The people are mostly very friendly. The More

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