Belfast, ME

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Belfast has an annual average temperature of 44.1°F with about 48.8 inches of precipitation per year and 71.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.2°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.38 in) and August the driest (3.06 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,605
Cooling need
84

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Belfast'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
0
1900s
9
1940s
55
1950s
54
1960s
42
1970s
64
1980s
31
1990s
45
2000s
27
2010s
27
2020s
12

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 29.5°F 10.2°F 19.8°F 3.94 in 19.2 in 9
February 32.2°F 11.7°F 21.9°F 3.16 in 22.4 in 7
March 39.7°F 20.4°F 30.1°F 4.12 in 11.7 in 8
April 51.5°F 31.1°F 41.3°F 4.38 in 2.2 in 10
May 62.9°F 41.3°F 52.1°F 3.86 in 10
June 71.5°F 50.5°F 61.0°F 4.28 in 10
July 77.0°F 56.6°F 66.8°F 3.17 in 9
August 76.4°F 55.5°F 66.0°F 3.06 in 8
September 69.5°F 48.1°F 58.8°F 4.09 in 7
October 57.4°F 37.9°F 47.7°F 5.38 in 0.3 in 10
November 45.6°F 28.8°F 37.2°F 4.69 in 2.5 in 9
December 34.9°F 18.4°F 26.6°F 4.65 in 13.2 in 10

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