Bangor, ME

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BANGOR INTL AP, ME US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bangor has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 41.7 inches of precipitation per year and 74.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.0°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.58 in) and February the driest (2.38 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,431
Cooling need
231

Best time to visit Bangor

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

69 of 366 (18.9%) of Bangor'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.

1950s
28
1960s
34
1970s
35
1980s
47
1990s
74
2000s
50
2010s
55
2020s
43

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 28.1°F 9.0°F 18.5°F 3.17 in 18.6 in 11
February 31.2°F 10.9°F 21.0°F 2.38 in 17.5 in 10
March 40.1°F 21.1°F 30.6°F 3.22 in 15.2 in 11
April 53.2°F 32.4°F 42.8°F 3.61 in 3.7 in 12
May 65.7°F 43.3°F 54.5°F 3.34 in 12
June 74.7°F 52.6°F 63.6°F 3.87 in 12
July 80.4°F 58.6°F 69.5°F 3.16 in 11
August 79.4°F 57.0°F 68.2°F 3.06 in 10
September 71.0°F 48.8°F 59.9°F 3.76 in 9
October 58.2°F 38.2°F 48.2°F 4.58 in 0.6 in 11
November 45.8°F 28.8°F 37.3°F 3.84 in 4.3 in 11
December 34.5°F 17.3°F 25.9°F 3.72 in 14.7 in 13

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