West Buxton, ME Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from West Buxton's primary NOAA station, WEST BUXTON 2 NNW.
The climate verdict for West Buxton
Water is the standout signal in West Buxton, Maine: 49.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 46°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 46°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.6"
- precipitation, annual total
- 150 days
- growing season, frost-free days
West Buxton: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00179314 · West Buxton, ME 46°F mean · 49.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 46°F
- RANK-COOL #1,441
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ E Tawas
- PRCP-MID 49.6"
- SWING-WIDE 50°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,460 HDD
- STN-1 USC00179314
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: E Tawas, MI (+ 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.
- West Buxton (this station) 46°F
- Cold Little Falls Ci…, NY 46°F
- Hot E Tawas, MI 46°F
- Near Big Horn, WY 46°F
- Near Mt Sunapee, NH 46°F
West Buxton 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 · West Buxton
West Buxton: 30/100 · grade F
West Buxton publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for West Buxton, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 49.6 in · 14.6 from 35 in | 49/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 173 calendar days | 30/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 150 days/year | 25/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 45.6°F · 21.9° from 67.5°F | 22/100 · F |
West Buxton · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
West Buxton is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 19.8°F and warmest-month mean 69.9°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
- 69.9°F
- Coldest month
- 19.8°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 West Buxton sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for West Buxton's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 79%
- Among 6,861 stations, West Buxton sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 20% wettest
- West Buxton's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 81%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for West Buxton is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How West Buxton compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
West Buxton's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% 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%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | 31°F (0°C) | 8°F (-13°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 3.5" | 30.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 34°F (1°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 3.4" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 20°F (-6°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 4.3" | 28.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 4.7" | 17.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 67°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.8" | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| June | 76°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.9" | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| October | 60°F (15°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 5.5" | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 4.4" | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 4.4" | 29.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 82°F around July 18, short of 90°F on every date, while 173 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 6°F near January 26.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 18, then returns to freezing around October 29, covering 173 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 1, when 39% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 6 at 29%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 125 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 22 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 West Buxton.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.3 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
West Buxton spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. West Buxton has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 50.1°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 5.5" and February 3.4". The three wettest months together take 29% 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 West Buxton, it arrives in quantity
49.6" of precipitation falls across only about 125 wet days here, averaging 0.40 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 125 a year, 34% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.40 inches
- Most wet days
- June, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 8
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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 4
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 7
50% probability date
Growing Season
150 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,460
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
410
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside ME closest to West Buxton 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 (46°F here).
- Appleton, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Cobleskill, NY 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Downey, ID 46°F · 0.0°F off
- La Crosse, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (49.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Haverhill, MA 49.6" · 0.0" off
- Elnora, IN 49.6" · 0.0" off
- Seymour, IN 49.6" · 0.0" off
- Walpole, MA 49.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How West Buxton's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
West Buxton's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,460 annual heating degree days against 410 for cooling. Its 50.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
West Buxton's frost-free season lasts about 150 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in West Buxton's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 50.1°F. The annual average is 46°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, West Buxton carries 49.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from West Buxton'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 West Buxton, 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 West Buxton's primary station: WEST BUXTON 2 NNW (USC00179314). 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 West Buxton; 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 West Buxton 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.