Zip 04781 (Wallagrass, ME) Climate

The climate in 04781 Wallagrass, ME is cold and wet. Summers are generally cool and moist with temperatures rarely reaching into the high 70s. Winters can be especially cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below 0°F during the daytime hours. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of more than 44 inches annually. Snowfall typically begins around late November and continues until April or May. This combination of cold temperatures and wet precipitation makes 04781 Wallagrass, ME an ideal place for outdoor activities such as skiing and snowshoeing.

Wallagrass (zip 04781), Maine gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wallagrass (zip 04781) averages 99 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 Wallagrass (zip 04781). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wallagrass (zip 04781) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -2
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 99 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04781 zip code is 5.6 (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 04781 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wallagrass, Maine	United States
	37.8 in.	38.1 in.
	99.3 in.	27.8 in.
	150.9 days	106.2 days
	159 days	205 days
	75.6°	85.8°
	-1.5°	21.7°
	5.6	7
	2.8	4.3
	846 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 04781 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maine. In the 04781 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 04781 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04781 zip code, there are 1.0 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 04781 zip code with an average of -1.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04781 zip code, there are 188.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In the 04781 zip code, there are 44.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04781 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 04781 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in the 04781 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Maine.

July is the rainiest month in the 04781 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 150.9 rainy days annually in the 04781 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 Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 99.3 inches in the 04781 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. December is the snowiest month in the 04781 zip code with 22.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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