Presque Isle, ME

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Presque Isle has an annual average temperature of 41.6°F with about 38.1 inches of precipitation per year and 97.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.3°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.16 in) and February the driest (1.92 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,526
Cooling need
99

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Presque Isle'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
2
1900s
2
1910s
35
1920s
22
1930s
31
1940s
65
1950s
32
1960s
22
1970s
21
1980s
28
1990s
27
2000s
42
2010s
37

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 22.3°F 3.3°F 12.8°F 2.53 in 21.1 in 11
February 25.9°F 5.3°F 15.6°F 1.92 in 21.7 in 8
March 35.7°F 16.0°F 25.9°F 2.35 in 19.0 in 10
April 49.6°F 29.3°F 39.5°F 2.79 in 6.3 in 12
May 65.2°F 41.3°F 53.2°F 3.29 in 0.2 in 13
June 73.7°F 50.4°F 62.0°F 3.81 in 13
July 78.5°F 56.3°F 67.4°F 3.66 in 14
August 77.3°F 54.5°F 65.9°F 3.81 in 12
September 69.1°F 46.8°F 58.0°F 3.51 in 0.2 in 10
October 54.5°F 36.3°F 45.4°F 4.16 in 1.2 in 13
November 40.0°F 26.0°F 33.0°F 3.06 in 6.1 in 11
December 28.2°F 12.5°F 20.4°F 3.16 in 21.7 in 11

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