Farmington, ME Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Farmington's primary NOAA station, FARMINGTON.
The climate verdict for Farmington
Water is the standout signal in Farmington, Maine: 49.5 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 43°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 43°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.5"
- annual precipitation · 94" snow
- 133 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Farmington: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00172765 · Farmington, ME 43°F mean · 49.5" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #755
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Logan Landfill
- PRCP-MID 49.5"
- SWING-WIDE 51°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,288 HDD
- STN-1 USC00172765
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Logan Landfill, MT ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every ME station list.
- Farmington (this station) 43°F
- Cold Logan Landfill, MT 43°F
- Hot Gaylord, MI 43°F
- Near Topsfield, ME 43°F
- Near Glennie, MI 43°F
Farmington sits in Maine, the #4 coldest U.S. state at 43.1°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Farmington
Farmington: 22/100 · grade F
Farmington publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Farmington, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 49.5 in · 14.5 from 35 in | 49/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 178 calendar days | 26/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 133 days/year | 14/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 42.8°F · 24.7° from 67.5°F | 12/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 93.9 inches/year | 1/100 · F |
Farmington · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Farmington is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 16.2°F and warmest-month mean 67.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 67.0°F
- Coldest month
- 16.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Farmington sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Farmington's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 89%
- Among 6,861 stations, Farmington sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 21% wettest
- Farmington's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Farmington is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Farmington compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Farmington's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Farmington's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 109 complete annual observations from 1893 to 2024, FARMINGTON warmed at a fitted rate of 0.24°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Farmington primary station fitted change +0.24 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F (-3°C) | 6°F (-15°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 3.5" | 20.7" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 30°F (-1°C) | 7°F (-14°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 3.1" | 22.9" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 39°F (4°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 4.0" | 18.8" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 52°F (11°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 4.3" | 5.3" | 20.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 0.2" | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| June | 74°F (23°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 5.1" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| July | 79°F (26°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| August | 77°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| September | 70°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| October | 57°F (14°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 5.2" | 0.3" | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 44°F (7°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 4.4" | 4.9" | 24.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 33°F (0°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 4.3" | 20.8" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 79°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 178 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 4°F near January 26.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 20, then returns to freezing around October 26, covering 178 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is June 2, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 4 at 33%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 139 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 12 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Farmington.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 20.7"
11.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 22.9"
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 18.8"
11.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.3"
11.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
12.9 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
11.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.9"
11.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 20.8"
12.9 days with precipitation
Farmington spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 26% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Farmington has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 50.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 5.2" and February 3.1". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Farmington, it arrives in quantity
49.5" of precipitation falls across only about 139 wet days here, averaging 0.36 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 139 a year, 38% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.36 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 9
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Farmington
Farmington averages 93.9 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 33 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 93.9 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 33 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 19% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 26
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
133 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,288
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
245
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside ME closest to Farmington on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (43°F here).
- Cooperstown, NY 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Craig, CO 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Denton, MT 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Elfin Cove, AK 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (49.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bradford, NH 49.5" · 0.0" off
- Hamburg, PA 49.5" · 0.0" off
- Paoli, IN 49.5" · 0.0" off
- Tampa, FL 49.5" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Farmington
heating led · wet · mid swing
Farmington's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,288 annual heating degree days against 245 for cooling. Its 50.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 133 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
-
1. Farmington coldest normal
January
Averaging 16°F (-9°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
-
2. Farmington typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
-
3. Farmington snow peak
February
Farmington averages 93.9 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
Questions about Farmington's climate
How much snow does Farmington get? ▼
How cold does Farmington get in winter? ▼
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Farmington? ▼
Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Farmington's primary station: FARMINGTON (USC00172765). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 2324740), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Farmington: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Farmington comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.