Waterville, ME

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WATERVILLE TRTMT PLT, ME US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Waterville has an annual average temperature of 45.2°F with about 43.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and February the driest (2.61 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,389
Cooling need
243

Best time to visit Waterville

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

55 of 366 (15%) of Waterville'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.

1950s
6
1960s
59
1970s
68
1980s
51
1990s
63
2000s
38
2010s
42
2020s
39

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 28.5°F 8.8°F 18.7°F 3.12 in 11
February 31.8°F 9.9°F 20.9°F 2.61 in 9
March 40.3°F 20.5°F 30.4°F 3.27 in 10
April 53.5°F 32.2°F 42.9°F 3.73 in 11
May 65.8°F 43.2°F 54.5°F 3.33 in 13
June 74.7°F 53.1°F 63.9°F 4.03 in 13
July 80.1°F 59.1°F 69.6°F 3.37 in 12
August 79.5°F 57.4°F 68.5°F 3.39 in 11
September 71.7°F 49.5°F 60.6°F 3.82 in 10
October 58.7°F 38.4°F 48.5°F 4.90 in 12
November 46.1°F 28.7°F 37.4°F 3.87 in 11
December 34.5°F 17.2°F 25.9°F 3.92 in 12

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