Zip 04758 (Mars Hill, ME) Climate

The climate in 04758 Mars Hill, ME is typically cool and wet. Summers are generally mild with warm temperatures and high humidity, while winters are cold but rarely extreme. The area receives an average of 110 inches of precipitation a year, making it one of the wettest places in Maine. Snow is common during winter months, but does not usually accumulate for extended periods of time. Temperatures tend to range from highs in the mid-80s during summer months to lows in the single digits during winter months.

Mars Hill (zip 04758), Maine gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mars Hill (zip 04758) averages 89 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Mars Hill (zip 04758). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mars Hill (zip 04758) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 2
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 89 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04758 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04758 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mars Hill, Maine	United States
	39.8 in.	38.1 in.
	89.0 in.	27.8 in.
	133.5 days	106.2 days
	159 days	205 days
	77.9°	85.8°
	1.5°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	2.8	4.3
	499 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 04758 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04758 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 04758 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04758 zip code, there are 1.8 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 04758 zip code with an average of 1.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04758 zip code, there are 178.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04758 zip code, there are 37.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04758 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 04758 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in the 04758 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.

July is the rainiest month in the 04758 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 133.5 rainy days annually in the 04758 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 89.0 inches in the 04758 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04758 zip code with 22.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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