Zip 04932 (Dixmont, ME) Climate


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United States / Maine / Bangor Metro Area / Penobscot County / No City / Dixmont (zip 04932)
04932 Dixmont, ME has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures for the area range from lows of 37°F in January to highs of 76°F in July. The yearly precipitation for this region averages 42 inches, with most falling between October and April. The area is also prone to both snow and ice storms during the winter months. Despite the cold winters, 04932 Dixmont enjoys plenty of sunshine year round due to its location near the coast, with an average of 180 sunny days each year.

Dixmont (zip 04932), Maine gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dixmont (zip 04932) averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Dixmont (zip 04932). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dixmont (zip 04932) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 6
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04932 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04932 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDixmont, MaineUnited States
  44.1 in.38.1 in.
  73.4 in.27.8 in.
  130.4 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  78.5°85.8°
  5.6°21.7°
  6.37
  34.3
  501 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
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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 04932 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04932 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 04932 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 04932 zip code, there are 2.8 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 04932 zip code with an average of 5.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.
In the 04932 zip code, there are 166.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.
In the 04932 zip code, there are 25.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.
Humidity in the 04932 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 04932 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in the 04932 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.
June is the rainiest month in the 04932 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 130.4 rainy days annually in the 04932 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 Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 73.4 inches in the 04932 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04932 zip code with 19.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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