Zip 04479 (Sangerville, ME) Climate

The climate in 04479 Sangerville, ME is characterized by hot summers with cool nights and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer ranges from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures range from 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall averages around 42 inches per year, with snowfall averaging around 53 inches annually. The area experiences a mix of sun and clouds throughout the year. In summer months, humidity levels can be high due to the proximity of surrounding bodies of water like Sebasticook Lake and Pushaw Stream.

Sangerville (zip 04479), Maine gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sangerville (zip 04479) averages 90 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Sangerville (zip 04479). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sangerville (zip 04479) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 90 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04479 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04479 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sangerville, Maine	United States
	45.5 in.	38.1 in.
	89.9 in.	27.8 in.
	140.6 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	78.3°	85.8°
	2.4°	21.7°
	6	7
	2.8	4.3
	596 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 04479 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04479 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 04479 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04479 zip code, there are 2.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 04479 zip code with an average of 2.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04479 zip code, there are 183.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04479 zip code, there are 33.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04479 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 04479 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in the 04479 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04479 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 140.6 rainy days annually in the 04479 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 89.9 inches in the 04479 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04479 zip code with 22.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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