Zip 04047 (Parsonsfield, ME) Climate

Parsonsfield, ME (04047) has a humid continental climate which is characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to the high 80s and occasionally into the 90s. Winters are often cold and snowy with temperatures usually remaining in the 20s or below for most of the season. The spring is mild and wet while fall sees significantly colder temperatures but still brings plentiful rain. Rainfall is spread throughout the year with an average of 39 inches annually. Snowfall usually occurs from mid-November to mid-April, totaling around 50 inches annually.

Parsonsfield (zip 04047), Maine gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Parsonsfield (zip 04047) averages 78 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 Parsonsfield (zip 04047). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parsonsfield (zip 04047) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 5
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04047 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04047 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Parsonsfield, 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 04047 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In the 04047 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 04047 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04047 zip code, there are 4.8 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 04047 zip code with an average of 5.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04047 zip code, there are 180.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04047 zip code, there are 24.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04047 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 04047 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in the 04047 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04047 zip code with 14.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 137.0 rainy days annually in the 04047 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 77.8 inches in the 04047 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04047 zip code with 20.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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