Caribou, ME

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Caribou has an annual average temperature of 40.7°F with about 40.7 inches of precipitation per year and 118.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.23 in) and February the driest (2.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,805
Cooling need
51

Best time to visit Caribou

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

77 of 366 (21%) of Caribou'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.

1940s
8
1950s
43
1960s
39
1970s
46
1980s
46
1990s
34
2000s
39
2010s
56
2020s
55

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 20.8°F 2.6°F 11.7°F 2.95 in 25.0 in 14
February 24.1°F 4.4°F 14.2°F 2.42 in 25.3 in 12
March 34.3°F 15.6°F 25.0°F 2.77 in 21.4 in 13
April 47.7°F 29.4°F 38.5°F 2.99 in 8.3 in 13
May 63.0°F 41.4°F 52.2°F 3.46 in 0.8 in 15
June 72.1°F 50.6°F 61.4°F 3.89 in 14
July 77.1°F 56.3°F 66.7°F 4.23 in 14
August 75.7°F 54.1°F 64.9°F 3.61 in 13
September 67.3°F 45.9°F 56.6°F 3.44 in 0.1 in 12
October 53.2°F 35.9°F 44.5°F 3.99 in 1.7 in 14
November 39.5°F 25.6°F 32.6°F 3.35 in 10.4 in 13
December 27.5°F 12.3°F 19.9°F 3.60 in 25.2 in 15

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