Zip 04925 (Caratunk, ME) Climate

The climate in 04925 Caratunk, ME is generally very mild throughout the year. The average yearly temperature is 40 degrees Fahrenheit, with summer months rarely exceeding the mid-70s and winter months rarely dropping below 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly plentiful, totaling around 50 inches per year, with most of it falling between April and October. Snowfall averages around 30 inches per year, mostly occurring from December through March. All in all, the climate in 04925 Caratunk is very mild and comfortable throughout the year.

Caratunk (zip 04925), Maine gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Caratunk (zip 04925) averages 111 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Caratunk (zip 04925). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Caratunk (zip 04925) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 111 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04925 zip code is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.8 Summer - 2.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04925 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Caratunk, Maine	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	111.2 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	199 days	Unlock
	74.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	5.6	Unlock
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	1370 ft.	Unlock

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 04925 zip code with an average high temperature of 74.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In the 04925 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 04925 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04925 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 04925 zip code with an average of 2.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04925 zip code, there are 188.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04925 zip code, there are 36.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04925 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.

June is the wettest month in the 04925 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 40.1 inches in the 04925 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04925 zip code with 14.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 142.5 rainy days annually in the 04925 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 111.2 inches in the 04925 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. December is the snowiest month in the 04925 zip code with 24.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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