Dover-Foxcroft, ME climate
Dover-Foxcroft has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 77 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Dover-Foxcroft feels like
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Dover-Foxcroft 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 | 26° | 6° | 3.3" | 18.1" | 11 | 30 | 4° – 23° |
| February | 30° | 7° | 2.7" | 19.8" | 9 | 28 | 5° – 26° |
| March | 39° | 18° | 3.4" | 15.1" | 10 | 30 | 19° – 37° |
| April | 52° | 30° | 3.6" | 4.7" | 11 | 14 | 37° – 47° |
| May | 65° | 40° | 3.6" | 0.1" | 13 | 0 | 47° – 58° |
| June | 74° | 51° | 4.2" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 59° – 66° |
| July | 79° | 56° | 3.7" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| August | 77° | 54° | 3.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 62° – 69° |
| September | 70° | 46° | 3.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53° – 63° |
| October | 56° | 36° | 5.1" | 0.5" | 12 | 0 | 40° – 53° |
| November | 43° | 27° | 4.1" | 3.9" | 11 | 5 | 31° – 40° |
| December | 32° | 16° | 4.1" | 15.1" | 13 | 23 | 18° – 32° |
| Year | 54° | 32° | 45.3" | 77.3" | 138 | 129 |
“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 Dover-Foxcroft
Dover-Foxcroft gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 138 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 129 days of the year.
About 134 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 15 and the first one by September 28. That leaves about 134 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 93% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Dover-Foxcroft
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Dover-Foxcroft, 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.
Dover-Foxcroft and its neighbors
Dover-Foxcroft borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.4°. Bowerbank has the coldest January nights (6°) and Sebec the hottest July afternoons (79°). Dover-Foxcroft’s January low is 6° and its July high 79°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Dover-Foxcroft 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 Dover-Foxcroft averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+4.2°). The shift is larger than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Dover-Foxcroft’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 5° to 26°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Dover-Foxcroft’s climate
What is the coldest month in Dover-Foxcroft?
January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 6°.
What is the hottest month in Dover-Foxcroft?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 56°. About 3 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Dover-Foxcroft get?
About 77 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Dover-Foxcroft?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 28, and the last spring frost by May 15.
What is the rainiest month in Dover-Foxcroft?
October, with 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Dover-Foxcroft itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dover-foxcroft WWTP, ME (1 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.