Caribou, ME
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARIBOU MUNI AP, ME US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Caribou
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Caribou
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