Zip 04226 (East Andover, ME) Climate

04226 East Andover, ME has a humid continental climate which means that the summers are warm and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms while the winters are cold, snowy, and windy. The area averages around 35 inches of snowfall annually, making it perfect for winter activities like skiing. Summers tend to be mild and sunny during the day but can get cool at night due to its location in Northern New England. The average temperature in 04226 East Andover, ME ranges from 18°F in the winter months to 79°F in the summer months.

East Andover (zip 04226), Maine gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Andover (zip 04226) averages 82 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 East Andover (zip 04226). The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Andover (zip 04226) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 6
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 82 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04226 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.6 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04226 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	East Andover, Maine	United States
	47.5 in.	38.1 in.
	81.8 in.	27.8 in.
	127.5 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	78.2°	85.8°
	5.5°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	2.8	4.3
	699 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 04226 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04226 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 04226 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04226 zip code, there are 2.7 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 04226 zip code with an average of 5.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04226 zip code, there are 173.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04226 zip code, there are 24.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04226 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.

October is the wettest month in the 04226 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in the 04226 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04226 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 127.5 rainy days annually in the 04226 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 81.8 inches in the 04226 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04226 zip code with 21.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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