Climate of Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Bar Harbor is 22° degrees and there is about 276 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 185 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -1°C and 23°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -8°C and 14°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 5°C and 17°C
- Rain: it rains 137 days and there is a total of approximately 701 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 48 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2485 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -1°C and 23°C |
Warmest month: | 23°C in July |
Coldest month: | -1°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -8°C and 14°C |
Sea temperature: | between 5°C and 17°C |
Dry days: | 180 days |
Days with rain: | 137 days |
Days with snow: | 48 days |
Total rain sum: | 701 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2485 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Bar Harbor.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Bar Harbor.
Climate table of Bar Harbor
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Bar Harbor. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Bar Harbor might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 30 | 31 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
Night temp. (°F) | 18 | 19 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
Water temp. (°F) | 45 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 49 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 34 |
Days with rain | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Days with snow | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
Dry days | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Bar Harbor
The best time to visit Bar Harbor in the state of Maine is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Bar Harbor is 74°F in August and the lowest is 30°F in January. The highest water temperature is 62°F and it does not get colder than 41°F.
Climate of Bar Harbor by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Bar Harbor? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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