Baring plantation, ME climate
Baring plantation has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 95 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade13° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 76°, and a typical Oct 1 in Baring plantation peaks around 63°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Baring plantation feels like
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Baring plantation weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 10° | 4.1" | 24.8" | 14 | 28 | 10° – 27° |
| February | 31° | 12° | 3.3" | 21.9" | 13 | 27 | 10° – 27° |
| March | 39° | 21° | 3.9" | 18.9" | 13 | 25 | 22° – 36° |
| April | 51° | 32° | 4.1" | 6.0" | 13 | 8 | 37° – 47° |
| May | 63° | 41° | 3.9" | 0.2" | 15 | 0 | 48° – 56° |
| June | 72° | 50° | 4.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58° – 65° |
| July | 78° | 56° | 3.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 63° – 70° |
| August | 77° | 55° | 3.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63° – 69° |
| September | 69° | 48° | 3.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54° – 63° |
| October | 57° | 38° | 5.1" | 0.3" | 12 | 0 | 43° – 54° |
| November | 45° | 29° | 4.9" | 3.6" | 13 | 4 | 33° – 42° |
| December | 35° | 19° | 4.9" | 19.3" | 14 | 18 | 21° – 34° |
| Year | 54° | 34° | 49.5" | 95.0" | 150 | 110 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Baring plantation
Baring plantation gets 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 150 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 110 days of the year.
About 160 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 5 and the first one by October 13. That leaves about 160 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 71% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Baring plantation
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Baring plantation, 97% of that work is heating and 3% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Baring plantation and its neighbors
Baring plantation borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.1°. Baileyville has both the coldest January nights (9°) and the hottest July afternoons (79°). Baring plantation’s January low is 10° and its July high 78°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Baring plantation compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Baring plantation averaged 2.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+4.1°). The shift is larger than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Baring plantation’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 10° to 27°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Baring plantation’s climate
What is the coldest month in Baring plantation?
January, with a typical high of 28° and a low of 10°.
What is the hottest month in Baring plantation?
July, with a typical high of 78° and a low of 56°. About 3 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Baring plantation get?
About 95 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Baring plantation?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 13, and the last spring frost by May 5.
What is the rainiest month in Baring plantation?
October, with 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Baring plantation itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Robbinston, ME (9 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.