Livermore Falls, Maine climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Livermore Falls's normal year runs from 6°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 47.2 inches of precipitation and 91 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.2°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,198 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLivermore Falls (1 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00174745
- Location44.47°N 70.16°W
- Elevation380 ft (116 m)
- Population (town)3,173
- Census place1,250
On October 23, the normal high in Livermore Falls is 55°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 40%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Livermore Falls.
- Jan 28° 6°
- Feb 31° 6°
- Mar 39° 17°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 66° 41°
- Jun 74° 50°
- Jul 80° 57°
- Aug 79° 54°
- Sep 71° 45°
- Oct 58° 35°
- Nov 45° 24°
- Dec 34° 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 Livermore Falls each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.18 in), the least in February (3.05 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 6°F | 17.0°F | 3.36 | 19.8 | 10 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 31°F | 6°F | 18.5°F | 3.05 | 26.6 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 39°F | 17°F | 28.2°F | 3.69 | 15.9 | 9 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 30°F | 41.2°F | 4.06 | 3.2 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 41°F | 53.4°F | 3.42 | 0.3 | 13 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 74°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 4.48 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 80°F | 57°F | 68.2°F | 3.93 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 79°F | 54°F | 66.1°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 45°F | 58.0°F | 3.50 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 35°F | 46.1°F | 5.18 | 0.4 | 12 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| November | 45°F | 24°F | 34.8°F | 4.29 | 4.7 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 34°F | 15°F | 24.1°F | 4.42 | 20.3 | 11 | <1 | 29 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 32°F | 43.2°F | 47.16 | 91.2 | 132 | 5 | 180 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −14°C | −8.3°C | 85 mm | 50 cm |
| February | −1°C | −14°C | −7.5°C | 77 mm | 68 cm |
| March | 4°C | −8°C | −2.1°C | 94 mm | 40 cm |
| April | 11°C | −1°C | 5.1°C | 103 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 87 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 132 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7°C | −4°C | 1.6°C | 109 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 1°C | −10°C | −4.4°C | 112 mm | 52 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00174745; 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 Livermore Falls?
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 (9).
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 USC00174745.
When is the last frost in Livermore Falls?
In Livermore Falls, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 11 in half of years and after May 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 16 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 111 year in 10 after May 24; 9 in 10 after April 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 16; 9 in 10 before October 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 138 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 162 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Livermore Falls in zone 5b in ZIP code 04254, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Livermore Falls's NOAA station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (17 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 USC00174745; 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 Livermore Falls?
In a normal year in Livermore Falls, 5 days a year reach 90°F, 180 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 132 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 180a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 57high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 132a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 24a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00174745.
How sunny is Livermore Falls?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Livermore Falls, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64% | 1.6 |
| February | 67% | 2.5 |
| March | 69% | 3.6 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 66% | 5.2 |
| June | 68% | 5.6 |
| July | 74% | 5.7 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 66% | 2.6 |
| November | 64% | 1.7 |
| December | 60% | 1.2 |
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 Livermore Falls need?
A normal year in Livermore Falls brings 8,205 heating degree days, 53% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 286 cooling degree days, 68% 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 1,929 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,488 | 0 |
| February | 1,302 | 0 |
| March | 1,142 | 0 |
| April | 716 | 0 |
| May | 365 | 7 |
| June | 126 | 46 |
| July | 26 | 125 |
| August | 46 | 82 |
| September | 238 | 26 |
| October | 585 | 1 |
| November | 905 | 0 |
| December | 1,268 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,205 | 286 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00174745. 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 Livermore Falls been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 45.4°F, 2.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.2°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.8°F | +2.6°F | 35.24 | 59.3 |
| 2022 | 45.4°F | +2.2°F | 46.38 | 67.9 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00174745. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Livermore Falls's climate compare?
Livermore Falls is warmer than 16 of the other 41 places with their own NOAA record in Maine, and wetter than 22. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.2°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Livermore Falls 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 Livermore Falls share this climate record?
Chisholm 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.
- Chisholm, ME1,115 people · 2 mi NW
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 Livermore Falls's climate
What is the coldest month in Livermore Falls?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Livermore Falls?
Yes: 91 inches in a normal year, falling on 32 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (26.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Livermore Falls?
October, with 5.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.05 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Livermore Falls in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Livermore Falls in zone 5b in ZIP code 04254, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Livermore Falls's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come in Livermore Falls?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 11; in one year in ten it comes after May 24. Waiting until May 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Maine climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hartford, ME11 miles from this station, 43.2°F a year
- New Sharon, ME14 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Turner, ME14 miles from this station, 44.8°F a year
- Farmington, ME15 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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