Zip 04015 (Casco, ME) Climate

04015 Casco, ME has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid-70s to low 80s Fahrenheit and occasional thunderstorms. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures dropping to the low teens or single digits at night, snowfall averages around 65 inches per year, and icy conditions are common. Spring and fall are mild, transitioning between the hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with an annual average of 43 inches.

Casco (zip 04015), Maine gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Casco (zip 04015) averages 79 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 Casco (zip 04015). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Casco (zip 04015) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04015 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04015 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Casco, Maine	United States
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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 04015 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04015 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 04015 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04015 zip code, there are 2.4 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 04015 zip code with an average of 7.2°. This is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04015 zip code, there are 170.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04015 zip code, there are 20.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04015 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 04015 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in the 04015 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04015 zip code with 14.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 139.5 rainy days annually in the 04015 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 78.8 inches in the 04015 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04015 zip code with 19.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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