Climate of Amherst

Amherst has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Amherst is 11° degrees and there is about 231 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 219 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -3°C and 25°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -11°C and 14°C
Rain: it rains 97 days and there is a total of approximately 230 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 44 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2355 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -3°C and 25°C
Warmest month:	25°C in July
Coldest month:	-3°C in January
Night temperature:	between -11°C and 14°C
Dry days:	224 days
Days with rain:	97 days
Days with snow:	44 days
Total rain sum:	230 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2355 hours

Climate of Amherst
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Amherst
The best travel time for Amherst
Climate of Amherst by month
Experiences with the weather of Amherst

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Amherst.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Amherst.

Climate table of Amherst

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Amherst. 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 Amherst might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-3	-2	2	10	17	21	25	25	21	13	6	0
Night temp. (°C)	-11	-10	-6	1	6	10	14	13	10	5	-1	-6
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	22	17	18	17	14	19	15	15	11	27	30	25
Days with rain	4	4	8	11	9	11	10	10	7	9	7	7
Days with snow	10	10	9	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	9
Dry days	17	14	14	17	22	19	21	21	23	21	20	15
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	3	5	7	8	8	10	10	8	6	5	4
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	3	2	2

Best time to visit Amherst

The best time to visit Amherst in the state of Maine is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Amherst is 25°C in July and the lowest is -3°C in January.

Climate of Amherst by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Amherst? 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.

January