Frenchville Aroostook, 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 Frenchville Aroostook's primary NOAA station, FRENCHVILLE AROOSTOOK AP.
The climate verdict for Frenchville Aroostook
Frenchville Aroostook, Maine has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 40°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 40°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 32.9"
- precipitation, annual total
- 149 days
- frost-free growing season
Frenchville Aroostook: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00004836 · Frenchville Aroostook, ME 40°F mean · 32.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 40°F
- RANK-COOL #343
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jay Peak
- PRCP-MID 32.9"
- SWING-WIDE 55°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 9,229 HDD
- STN-1 USW00004836
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Jay Peak, VT (+ 0 °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.
- Frenchville Aro… (this station) 40°F
- Cold Eagle Rvr, WI 40°F
- Hot Watton, MI 40°F
- Near Jay Peak, VT 40°F
- Near Willow Rsvr, WI 40°F
Frenchville Aroostook 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 · Frenchville Aroostook
Frenchville Aroostook: 33/100 · grade F
Frenchville Aroostook publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Frenchville Aroostook, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 32.9 in · 2.1 from 35 in | 91/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 174 calendar days | 29/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 149 days/year | 24/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 40.1°F · 27.4° from 67.5°F | 5/100 · F |
Frenchville Aroostook · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Frenchville Aroostook is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 11.3°F and warmest-month mean 66.1°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
- 66.1°F
- Coldest month
- 11.3°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 Frenchville Aroostook sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Frenchville Aroostook's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 95%
- Among 6,861 stations, Frenchville Aroostook sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 44th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 92%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Frenchville Aroostook is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Frenchville Aroostook compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Frenchville Aroostook's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°F (-7°C) | 3°F (-16°C) | 11°F (-11°C) | 1.5" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 22°F (-5°C) | 6°F (-15°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 0.9" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 33°F (0°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.5" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 46°F (8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 2.4" | 21.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 62°F (17°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 3.1" | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 71°F (22°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 4.2" | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| July | 76°F (24°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| August | 74°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| September | 66°F (19°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.5" | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 3.5" | 12.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 38°F (3°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 2.6" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 26°F (-3°C) | 13°F (-11°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 2.3" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 76°F around July 22, short of 90°F on every date, while 174 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 2°F near January 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 20, then returns to freezing around October 30, covering 174 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 July 8, when 51% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 30 at 27%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 150 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 30 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Frenchville Aroostook.
Where Frenchville Aroostook Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Frenchville Aroostook earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.0 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
14.7 days with precipitation
14.7 days with precipitation
15.5 days with precipitation
14.3 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
14.1 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
Frenchville Aroostook runs a summer-peaked wet season
36% of Frenchville Aroostook's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 4.2", on a wide 54.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, July, August, taking 36% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.9".
- Winter share: 14% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Frenchville Aroostook's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 150 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 32.9" between them, or roughly 0.22 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 2
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 6
50% probability date
Growing Season
149 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
9,229
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
209
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside ME closest to Frenchville Aroostook 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 (40°F here).
- Detroit Lakes, MN 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Gustavus, AK 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Homer, AK 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Long Prairie, MN 40°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (32.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hutchinson, KS 32.9" · 0.0" off
- Ontonagon, MI 32.9" · 0.0" off
- Bad Axe, MI 32.9" · 0.0" off
- Luck, WI 32.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Frenchville Aroostook's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Frenchville Aroostook's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 9,229 annual heating degree days against 209 for cooling. Its 54.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 149 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.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Frenchville Aroostook's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 54.8°F. The annual average is 40°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Frenchville Aroostook's 32.9 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Frenchville Aroostook's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Frenchville Aroostook, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Frenchville Aroostook's primary station: FRENCHVILLE AROOSTOOK AP (USW00004836). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Frenchville Aroostook; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Frenchville Aroostook 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.