Zip 04085 (Steep Falls, ME) Climate

The climate of 04085 Steep Falls, ME is generally mild and humid throughout the year. Summers in this area of Maine tend to be warm and sunny with average temperatures reaching into the mid 80s Fahrenheit, while winters can be cold and wet with average temperatures barely reaching above freezing. July is typically the warmest month of the year and January the coldest. Rainfall is common all year round, but snowfall is most common during December through March.

Steep Falls (zip 04085), Maine gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Steep Falls (zip 04085) averages 79 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 Steep Falls (zip 04085). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Steep Falls (zip 04085) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 6
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04085 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maine.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 04085 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Steep Falls, Maine	United States
	50.0 in.	38.1 in.
	78.8 in.	27.8 in.
	131.2 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	5.9°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	2.8	4.3
	287 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 04085 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maine. In the 04085 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 04085 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 04085 zip code, there are 4.7 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 04085 zip code with an average of 5.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04085 zip code, there are 178.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04085 zip code, there are 24.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04085 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 04085 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in the 04085 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in the 04085 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 131.2 rainy days annually in the 04085 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 78.8 inches in the 04085 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04085 zip code with 20.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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