Zip 04489 (Old Town, ME) Climate

Old Town, ME has an oceanic climate with warm, humid summers and cold, wet winters. Summers in Old Town typically have temperatures that reach into the low 80s (Fahrenheit) during the day with lows dropping to around 60 at night. Winters are cold with temperatures rarely reaching above freezing and snowfall of up to 50 inches each year. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but it is highest during the late fall and winter months. The average humidity levels in Old Town are quite high and can make it feel even warmer or colder depending on the season.

Old Town (zip 04489), Maine gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Old Town (zip 04489) averages 69 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Old Town (zip 04489). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Old Town (zip 04489) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04489 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04489 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Old Town, Maine	United States
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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 04489 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In the 04489 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 04489 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04489 zip code, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 04489 zip code with an average of 7.0°. This is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04489 zip code, there are 158.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04489 zip code, there are 20.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04489 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 04489 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in the 04489 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the 04489 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 120.7 rainy days annually in the 04489 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 69.1 inches in the 04489 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04489 zip code with 20.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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