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Monthly climate in Fort Kent, Maine, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fort Kent features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1120 mm (44.1 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fort Kent enjoys an average of 2764 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 31 minutes to 15 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fort Kent, Maine, United States §

The warmest months in Fort Kent are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (60 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -8 °C (13 - 18 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fort Kent experiences 25 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 160 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fort Kent, Maine, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average high -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Daily mean -11°C
(13°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Average low -15°C
(6°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)
Mean minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)
Minimum -32°C
(-25°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fort Kent, Maine, United States §

Fort Kent usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 12 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fort Kent are February, March and August. On average, 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fort Kent, Maine, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87 (3.4) 72 (2.8) 78 (3.1) 114 (4.5) 95 (3.7) 92 (3.6) 90 (3.6) 80 (3.2) 91 (3.6) 115 (4.5) 112 (4.4) 93 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 10 14 14 13 13 11 11 12 12 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Fort Kent, Maine, United States §

The sunniest months in Fort Kent are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fort Kent: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fort Kent, Maine, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 116 180 231 223 284 320 341 329 255 182 151 147
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 57m 10h 17m 11h 56m 13h 39m 15h 6m 15h 51m 15h 26m 14h 8m 12h 29m 10h 48m 9h 18m 8h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Fort Kent, Maine, United States §

Fort Kent experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fort Kent UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fort Kent, Maine, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 5 7 8 10 8 8 7 4 3 2