West Buxton (2 mi NNW), Maine climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
West Buxton (2 mi NNW)'s normal year runs from 8°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 49.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.6°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,259 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWest Buxton (2 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00179314
- Location43.69°N 70.61°W
- Elevation220 ft (67 m)
On October 22, the normal high in West Buxton (2 mi NNW) is 58°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for West Buxton (2 mi NNW).
- Jan 31° 8°
- Feb 34° 10°
- Mar 43° 20°
- Apr 56° 31°
- May 67° 43°
- Jun 76° 52°
- Jul 82° 58°
- Aug 81° 56°
- Sep 73° 48°
- Oct 60° 36°
- Nov 48° 26°
- Dec 37° 16°
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 West Buxton (2 mi NNW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 8°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.51 in), the least in February (3.36 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 8°F | 19.8°F | 3.47 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 34°F | 10°F | 22.0°F | 3.36 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 43°F | 20°F | 31.8°F | 4.25 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 31°F | 43.3°F | 4.69 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 54.9°F | 3.80 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 76°F | 52°F | 64.3°F | 4.34 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 82°F | 58°F | 69.9°F | 3.97 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 81°F | 56°F | 68.4°F | 3.49 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 73°F | 48°F | 60.4°F | 3.92 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 36°F | 48.1°F | 5.51 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 26°F | 37.0°F | 4.39 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 37°F | 16°F | 26.7°F | 4.39 | 11 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 34°F | 45.6°F | 49.58 | 125 | 8 | 171 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −13°C | −6.8°C | 88 mm |
| February | 1°C | −12°C | −5.6°C | 85 mm |
| March | 6°C | −6°C | −0.1°C | 108 mm |
| April | 13°C | −1°C | 6.3°C | 119 mm |
| May | 20°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 97 mm |
| June | 25°C | 11°C | 17.9°C | 110 mm |
| July | 28°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 101 mm |
| August | 27°C | 13°C | 20.2°C | 89 mm |
| September | 23°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 100 mm |
| October | 15°C | 2°C | 8.9°C | 140 mm |
| November | 9°C | −3°C | 2.8°C | 112 mm |
| December | 3°C | −9°C | −2.9°C | 112 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Hollis (4 miles away), gets 81 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00179314; 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 West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00179314.
When is the last frost at West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
In West Buxton (2 mi NNW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 4 in half of years and before September 23 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 18; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 41 year in 10 before September 23; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 148 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 170 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Buxton (2 mi NNW) in zone 5b in ZIP code 04042, 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 −16°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 USC00179314; 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 West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
In a normal year in West Buxton (2 mi NNW), 8 days a year reach 90°F, 171 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 125 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 171a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 46high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 125a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1953) is 99°F, on August 30, 2000; the lowest is −34°F, on January 19, 1971.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 71.87 in; the snowiest season is 1970–71, with 119.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00179314; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00179314. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at West Buxton (2 mi NNW), 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 many heating and cooling degree days does West Buxton (2 mi NNW) record?
A normal year at West Buxton (2 mi NNW) brings 7,460 heating degree days, 39% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 410 cooling degree days, 55% 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 2,221 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,401 | 0 |
| February | 1,204 | 0 |
| March | 1,029 | 0 |
| April | 650 | 1 |
| May | 323 | 10 |
| June | 92 | 71 |
| July | 14 | 164 |
| August | 25 | 130 |
| September | 170 | 34 |
| October | 525 | 1 |
| November | 839 | 0 |
| December | 1,189 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,460 | 410 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00179314. 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.
How does West Buxton (2 mi NNW)'s climate compare?
West Buxton (2 mi NNW) is warmer than 32 of the 42 places with their own NOAA record in Maine, and wetter than 33. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.6°F is warmer than 22%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, West Buxton (2 mi NNW) 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 West Buxton (2 mi NNW) share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Steep Falls, ME1,720 people · 7 mi N
- Standish, ME10,897 people · 4 mi NE
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 West Buxton (2 mi NNW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 8°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Hollis (4 miles away), records 81 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
October, with 5.51 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.36 in.
What plant hardiness zone is West Buxton (2 mi NNW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts West Buxton (2 mi NNW) in zone 5b in ZIP code 04042, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −16°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at West Buxton (2 mi NNW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 18. Waiting until May 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Maine climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hollis, ME4 miles from this station, 44.0°F a year
- Windham (2 mi NW), ME14 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
- East Hiram, ME15 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Portland, ME16 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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