Bangor weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Bangor is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with September and August close behind. Bangor averages about 2,079 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,079
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 1,212 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 49 m
When is the best time to visit Bangor?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bangor is July, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 74 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bangor?
Bangor gets a moderate 2,079 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate July (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #370 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,212 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 74 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -12° / 10°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 83 mm | 3 |
| April | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 103 mm | 4 |
| May | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 99 mm | 5 |
| June | 69 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 120 mm | 6 |
| July | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 90 mm | 6 |
| August | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 100 mm | 6 |
| September | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| October | 32 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 142 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 117 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 118 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Portland (Maine) United States · 175 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Fredericton Canada · 215 km · best in Aug · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Manchester (New Hampshire) United States · 295 km · best in Sep · 2,158 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 297 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Boston United States · 324 km · best in Jul · 2,157 h sun/yr
- Burlington United States · 344 km · best in Sep · 1,916 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bar Harbor United States · 54 km · 2,079 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Rockland United States · 86 km · 2,138 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Presque Isle United States · 218 km · 1,961 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saint John Canada · 237 km · 1,943 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Bangor compares month by month: Bangor vs Manchester (New Hampshire) · Bangor vs Portland (Maine) · Bangor vs Fredericton · all comparisons
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