Zip 04426 (Dover-Foxcroft, ME) Climate

The climate in 04426 Dover-Foxcroft, ME is generally mild and pleasant. The summers are warm with temperatures reaching up to the low 80s while the winters are cold with temperatures dipping into the low 20s. There is plenty of precipitation throughout the year, which helps keep the area lush and green. This makes 04426 Dover-Foxcroft, ME an ideal place to live or visit for those who enjoy a comfortable climate.

Dover-Foxcroft (zip 04426), Maine gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dover-Foxcroft (zip 04426) averages 93 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Dover-Foxcroft (zip 04426). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dover-Foxcroft (zip 04426) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 2
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 93 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04426 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04426 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dover-Foxcroft, Maine	United States
	45.4 in.	38.1 in.
	92.9 in.	27.8 in.
	141.6 days	106.2 days
	188 days	205 days
	78.8°	85.8°
	1.8°	21.7°
	6	7
	2.8	4.3
	361 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 04426 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In the 04426 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 04426 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04426 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 04426 zip code with an average of 1.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04426 zip code, there are 185.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04426 zip code, there are 34.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04426 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 04426 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 45.4 inches in the 04426 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04426 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 141.6 rainy days annually in the 04426 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 92.9 inches in the 04426 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04426 zip code with 23.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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