Auburn, ME

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LEWISTON, ME US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Auburn has an annual average temperature of 46.3°F with about 45.2 inches of precipitation per year and 65.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.6°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and May the driest (3.18 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,062
Cooling need
318

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Auburn's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
47
1900s
46
1910s
27
1920s
20
1930s
34
1940s
38
1950s
18
1960s
19
1970s
33
1980s
37
1990s
37
2000s
10
2010s
0

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 28.4°F 11.6°F 20.0°F 3.28 in 19.4 in 10
February 31.6°F 13.7°F 22.6°F 3.24 in 17.3 in 8
March 40.3°F 22.6°F 31.4°F 3.53 in 12.3 in 10
April 52.9°F 34.8°F 43.9°F 4.04 in 2.9 in 10
May 65.3°F 46.0°F 55.6°F 3.18 in 12
June 74.1°F 55.8°F 64.9°F 4.28 in 12
July 79.9°F 61.8°F 70.8°F 3.51 in 11
August 79.2°F 60.4°F 69.8°F 3.36 in 10
September 70.3°F 52.2°F 61.3°F 3.74 in 9
October 57.6°F 41.2°F 49.4°F 4.90 in 9
November 45.0°F 31.4°F 38.2°F 3.94 in 1.6 in 9
December 34.2°F 20.4°F 27.3°F 4.18 in 11.6 in 11

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