Fryeburg, Maine climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fryeburg's normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 46.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.1°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,192 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFryeburg E Slopes Airport
- Station IDUSW00054772
- Location43.99°N 70.95°W
- Elevation445 ft (136 m)
- Population (town)3,563
- Census place1,665
On October 14, the normal high in Fryeburg is 60°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fryeburg.
- Jan 31° 7°
- Feb 34° 9°
- Mar 42° 19°
- Apr 56° 30°
- May 68° 42°
- Jun 77° 51°
- Jul 82° 56°
- Aug 81° 54°
- Sep 73° 46°
- Oct 59° 35°
- Nov 47° 26°
- Dec 36° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Fryeburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.73 in), the least in February (2.94 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 7°F | 18.7°F | 3.36 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 34°F | 9°F | 21.3°F | 2.94 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 42°F | 19°F | 30.5°F | 3.60 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 30°F | 42.9°F | 4.46 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 54.9°F | 3.69 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 77°F | 51°F | 64.0°F | 4.13 | 15 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 82°F | 56°F | 69.1°F | 3.88 | 14 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 81°F | 54°F | 67.3°F | 3.58 | 14 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 73°F | 46°F | 59.2°F | 4.04 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 59°F | 35°F | 47.3°F | 4.73 | 12 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 26°F | 36.0°F | 4.35 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 36°F | 15°F | 25.2°F | 4.15 | 12 | <1 | 29 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 32°F | 44.7°F | 46.91 | 144 | 11 | 178 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −14°C | −7.4°C | 85 mm |
| February | 1°C | −13°C | −5.9°C | 75 mm |
| March | 6°C | −7°C | −0.8°C | 91 mm |
| April | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 113 mm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C | 94 mm |
| June | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 105 mm |
| July | 28°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 99 mm |
| August | 27°C | 12°C | 19.6°C | 91 mm |
| September | 23°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 103 mm |
| October | 15°C | 2°C | 8.5°C | 120 mm |
| November | 8°C | −4°C | 2.2°C | 110 mm |
| December | 2°C | −10°C | −3.8°C | 105 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, North Conway (10 miles away), gets 84 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00054772; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Fryeburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (11).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00054772.
When is the last frost in Fryeburg?
In Fryeburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 17 in half of years and after June 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 25 in half of years and before September 11 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 171 year in 10 after June 1; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 251 year in 10 before September 11; 9 in 10 before October 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 128 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 151 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fryeburg in zone 5a in ZIP code 04037, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fryeburg's NOAA station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (23 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Maine · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00054772; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Fryeburg?
In a normal year in Fryeburg, 11 days a year reach 90°F, 178 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 144 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 178a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 47high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 144a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1996) is 101°F, on June 24, 2025; the lowest is −32°F, on January 16, 2009.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2008, with 57.84 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00054772; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00054772. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fryeburg?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fryeburg, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 1.7 |
| February | 69% | 2.5 |
| March | 69% | 3.6 |
| April | 70% | 4.7 |
| May | 69% | 5.3 |
| June | 70% | 5.6 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 79% | 5.3 |
| September | 78% | 4.3 |
| October | 70% | 2.8 |
| November | 68% | 1.8 |
| December | 64% | 1.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Fryeburg need?
A normal year in Fryeburg brings 7,734 heating degree days, 44% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 373 cooling degree days, 59% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,133 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,435 | 0 |
| February | 1,224 | 0 |
| March | 1,068 | 0 |
| April | 666 | 1 |
| May | 324 | 13 |
| June | 100 | 68 |
| July | 22 | 149 |
| August | 38 | 109 |
| September | 206 | 32 |
| October | 550 | 1 |
| November | 869 | 0 |
| December | 1,234 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,734 | 373 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00054772. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Fryeburg been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 45.5°F, 0.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 44.7°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.6°F | +1.9°F | 35.19 |
| 2022 | 45.8°F | +1.1°F | 42.97 |
| 2023 | 47.0°F | +2.3°F | 53.68 |
| 2025 | 45.5°F | +0.8°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00054772. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fryeburg's climate compare?
Fryeburg is warmer than 24 of the other 41 places with their own NOAA record in Maine, and wetter than 21. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.7°F is warmer than 18%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fryeburg is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Fryeburg share this climate record?
Conway has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Conway, NH10,296 people · 9 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fryeburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Fryeburg?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Fryeburg?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Fryeburg's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, North Conway (10 miles away), records 84 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Fryeburg?
October, with 4.73 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.94 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fryeburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fryeburg in zone 5a in ZIP code 04037, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fryeburg's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come in Fryeburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 17; in one year in ten it comes after June 1. Waiting until June 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Maine climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Conway, NH10 miles from this station, 45.4°F a year
- Bridgton, ME11 miles from this station, 43.8°F a year
- East Hiram, ME12 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Tamworth 4, NH18 miles from this station, 43.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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