Rockland, ME

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from W ROCKPORT 1 NNW, ME US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rockland has an annual average temperature of 45.5°F with about 56.2 inches of precipitation per year and 68.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.0°F). October is typically the wettest month (6.07 in) and July the driest (3.20 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,206
Cooling need
177

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

105 of 366 (28.7%) of Rockland'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.

1970s
23
1980s
47
1990s
81
2000s
68
2010s
81
2020s
66

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 30.3°F 12.0°F 21.2°F 4.75 in 17.2 in 10
February 32.5°F 13.6°F 23.1°F 4.20 in 19.2 in 9
March 39.6°F 22.2°F 30.9°F 5.01 in 11.3 in 10
April 51.4°F 33.6°F 42.5°F 5.21 in 3.5 in 11
May 62.4°F 44.1°F 53.3°F 4.22 in 12
June 70.8°F 53.5°F 62.1°F 4.49 in 12
July 76.7°F 59.6°F 68.2°F 3.20 in 11
August 76.3°F 59.2°F 67.7°F 3.37 in 9
September 69.0°F 51.9°F 60.5°F 4.49 in 9
October 57.2°F 40.9°F 49.0°F 6.07 in 0.2 in 11
November 46.7°F 31.1°F 38.9°F 5.27 in 2.3 in 10
December 36.4°F 20.2°F 28.3°F 5.92 in 15.0 in 12

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