Ellsworth, ME

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ellsworth has an annual average temperature of 44.5°F with about 49.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.6°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.06 in) and July the driest (3.10 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,488
Cooling need
123

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

283 of 366 (77.3%) of Ellsworth'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.

2010s
196
2020s
170

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 10.6°F 20.1°F 4.07 in
February 32.3°F 12.0°F 22.2°F 3.58 in
March 40.2°F 21.8°F 31.0°F 4.20 in
April 51.5°F 31.8°F 41.7°F 4.26 in
May 63.0°F 41.9°F 52.5°F 3.71 in
June 71.1°F 51.3°F 61.2°F 4.48 in
July 77.4°F 57.4°F 67.4°F 3.10 in
August 77.0°F 56.4°F 66.7°F 3.14 in
September 69.3°F 49.2°F 59.3°F 3.92 in
October 57.3°F 38.1°F 47.7°F 5.06 in
November 46.1°F 28.8°F 37.4°F 4.89 in
December 35.5°F 19.0°F 27.3°F 4.97 in

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