Zip 04607 (Gouldsboro, ME) Climate

04607 Gouldsboro, ME has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is 41°F (5°C), with the average high in July reaching 70°F (21°C) and the average low in January dropping to 17°F (-8°C). 04607 Gouldsboro, ME receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation each year, primarily occurring between April and October. Snowfall occurs from mid-November through early April.

Gouldsboro (zip 04607), Maine gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gouldsboro (zip 04607) averages 68 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Gouldsboro (zip 04607). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gouldsboro (zip 04607) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 8
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04607 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04607 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 04607 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04607 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 04607 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04607 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 04607 zip code with an average of 7.9°. This is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04607 zip code, there are 153.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maine.

In the 04607 zip code, there are 18.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04607 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 04607 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.7 inches in the 04607 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the 04607 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 128.7 rainy days annually in the 04607 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 68.4 inches in the 04607 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04607 zip code with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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