New Sharon, Maine climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
New Sharon's normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 48.9 inches of precipitation and 86 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.3°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,242 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNew Sharon
- Station IDUSC00175736
- Location44.64°N 70.00°W
- Elevation480 ft (146 m)
On October 24, the normal high in New Sharon is 53°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for New Sharon.
- Jan 27° 7°
- Feb 30° 9°
- Mar 39° 18°
- Apr 52° 30°
- May 65° 42°
- Jun 73° 51°
- Jul 79° 57°
- Aug 78° 55°
- Sep 72° 46°
- Oct 57° 36°
- Nov 44° 25°
- Dec 33° 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 at New Sharon each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.64 in), the least in February (3.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 7°F | 17.3°F | 3.48 | 18.7 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 30°F | 9°F | 19.5°F | 3.06 | 22.2 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 18°F | 28.3°F | 3.82 | 17.9 | 10 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 30°F | 41.0°F | 4.08 | 5.4 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 53.3°F | 3.65 | 0.2 | 12 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 73°F | 51°F | 62.0°F | 4.92 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 57°F | 67.8°F | 4.12 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 78°F | 55°F | 66.4°F | 3.92 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 72°F | 46°F | 59.1°F | 3.51 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 36°F | 46.5°F | 5.64 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| November | 44°F | 25°F | 34.7°F | 4.34 | 4.5 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 15°F | 24.3°F | 4.36 | 16.8 | 11 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 33°F | 43.4°F | 48.90 | 86.1 | 128 | 3 | 176 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −14°C | −8.2°C | 88 mm | 47 cm |
| February | −1°C | −13°C | −6.9°C | 78 mm | 56 cm |
| March | 4°C | −8°C | −2.1°C | 97 mm | 45 cm |
| April | 11°C | −1°C | 5.0°C | 104 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 93 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 14°C | 19.9°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 143 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7°C | −4°C | 1.5°C | 110 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 1°C | −9°C | −4.3°C | 111 mm | 43 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00175736; 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.
Which months are mildest at New Sharon?
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 USC00175736.
When is the last frost at New Sharon?
In New Sharon, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 20 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 71 year in 10 after May 22; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 146 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 172 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Sharon in zone 5a in ZIP code 04955, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −15°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Maine · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00175736; 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 at New Sharon?
In a normal year in New Sharon, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 176 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 128 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 176a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 63high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 128a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 22a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1995) is 98°F, on July 4, 2002; the lowest is −26°F, on January 16, 2009.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 66.64 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 129.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00175736; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00175736. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at New Sharon?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at New Sharon, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does New Sharon record?
A normal year at New Sharon brings 8,129 heating degree days, 51% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 275 cooling degree days, 70% 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 1,944 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,478 | 0 |
| February | 1,274 | 0 |
| March | 1,138 | 0 |
| April | 719 | 0 |
| May | 370 | 8 |
| June | 132 | 41 |
| July | 25 | 113 |
| August | 37 | 82 |
| September | 209 | 31 |
| October | 575 | 1 |
| November | 909 | 0 |
| December | 1,263 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,129 | 275 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00175736. 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.
Have recent years at New Sharon been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 43.6°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.9°F | +1.5°F | 39.65 | 49.1 |
| 2022 | 44.3°F | +0.9°F | 49.07 | 62.0 |
| 2023 | 45.5°F | +2.1°F | 57.81 | 85.3 |
| 2024 | 46.0°F | +2.6°F | 52.22 | 96.6 |
| 2025 | 43.6°F | +0.2°F | 37.42 | 61.7 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00175736. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does New Sharon's climate compare?
New Sharon is warmer than 18 of the 42 places with their own NOAA record in Maine, and wetter than 31. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.4°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, New Sharon 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.
Questions about New Sharon's climate
What is the coldest month at New Sharon?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at New Sharon?
Yes: 86 inches in a normal year, falling on 31 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (22.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at New Sharon?
October, with 5.64 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is New Sharon in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts New Sharon in zone 5a in ZIP code 04955, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −15°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at New Sharon?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 22. Waiting until May 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Maine climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Farmington, ME9 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Madison, ME12 miles from this station, 43.1°F a year
- Livermore Falls, ME14 miles from this station, 43.2°F a year
- Waterville, ME19 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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