Climate in Zip 04578 (Wiscasset, ME)

Wiscasset (zip 04578), Maine gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wiscasset (zip 04578) averages 66 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 Wiscasset (zip 04578). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wiscasset (zip 04578) 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 04578 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

July is the hottest month for the 04578 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In the 04578 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 04578 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 04578 zip code, there are 1.5 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 04578 zip code with an average of 11.6°. This is warmer than most places in Maine.

In the 04578 zip code, there are 150.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maine.

In the 04578 zip code, there are 8.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maine.

Humidity in the 04578 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 04578 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in the 04578 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maine.

May is the rainiest month in the 04578 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 134.1 rainy days annually in the 04578 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 Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 65.7 inches in the 04578 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in the 04578 zip code with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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