Zip 04773 (Saint David, ME) Climate

The climate in 04773 Saint David, ME is characterized by cold winters and mild summers. During the winter months, temperatures average in the low 20s with frequent snowfall. In the summer months, temperatures are pleasant, often reaching up to the mid 60s. Rainfall is fairly common throughout the year and can range from light showers to more intense storms. The area gets an average of around 34 inches of precipitation each year.

Saint David (zip 04773), Maine gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Saint David (zip 04773) averages 97 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 Saint David (zip 04773). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Saint David (zip 04773) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 97 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04773 zip code is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.7 Summer - 2.7 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04773 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Saint David, Maine	United States
	36.9 in.	38.1 in.
	96.6 in.	27.8 in.
	152.8 days	106.2 days
	159 days	205 days
	75.0°	85.8°
	-3.5°	21.7°
	5.5	7
	2.8	4.3
	760 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 04773 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In the 04773 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 04773 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04773 zip code, there are 0.8 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 04773 zip code with an average of -3.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04773 zip code, there are 191.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04773 zip code, there are 49.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04773 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.

July is the wettest month in the 04773 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in the 04773 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.

July is the rainiest month in the 04773 zip code with 14.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 152.8 rainy days annually in the 04773 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 96.6 inches in the 04773 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04773 zip code with 23.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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