Zip 04668 (Princeton, ME) Climate

Princeton, ME 04668 has a typical climate for the Northeast United States. The summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid-seventies and occasionally reaching into the nineties. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures often ranging from the single digits to low twenties during the day and sometimes dropping as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Snowfall is common throughout the winter months and rain is possible year round. Spring and autumn bring pleasant temperatures that range between cool and mild, making them ideal times to explore this area of Maine.

Princeton (zip 04668), Maine gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Princeton (zip 04668) 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 Princeton (zip 04668). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Princeton (zip 04668) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 89 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04668 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04668 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Princeton, Maine	United States
	47.0 in.	38.1 in.
	88.7 in.	27.8 in.
	133.8 days	106.2 days
	159 days	205 days
	78.7°	85.8°
	6.3°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	2.9	4.3
	200 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 04668 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maine. In the 04668 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 04668 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04668 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 04668 zip code with an average of 6.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04668 zip code, there are 163.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maine.

In the 04668 zip code, there are 22.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04668 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 04668 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in the 04668 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the 04668 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 133.8 rainy days annually in the 04668 zip code, which is rainier 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 88.7 inches in the 04668 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04668 zip code with 23.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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