Zip 04847 (Hope, ME) Climate

Hope, ME has a humid continental climate, which means hot and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. June is the warmest month of the year, with average high temperatures around 70°F (21°C). January is usually the coldest month of the year, with an average low temperature around 11°F (-12°C). The area gets an average of 48 inches (122 cm) of precipitation annually, with most of it falling between May and September. Snowfall averages 50 inches (127 cm) per year and usually begins in early December and lasts until late March or early April.

Hope (zip 04847), Maine gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hope (zip 04847) averages 67 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 Hope (zip 04847). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hope (zip 04847) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04847 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04847 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hope, Maine	United States
	49.9 in.	38.1 in.
	67.2 in.	27.8 in.
	117.0 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	76.6°	85.8°
	10.9°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	2.8	4.3
	529 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 04847 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In the 04847 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 04847 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04847 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 04847 zip code with an average of 10.9°. This is warmer than most places in Maine.

In the 04847 zip code, there are 147.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.

In the 04847 zip code, there are 11.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04847 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 04847 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.9 inches in the 04847 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the 04847 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 117.0 rainy days annually in the 04847 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 67.2 inches in the 04847 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04847 zip code with 17.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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