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===Climate=== Bangor has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb''), with cold, snowy winters, and warm summers, and is in USDA [[hardiness zone]] 5a.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |accessdate=February 25, 2015 |authorlink=United States Department of Agriculture |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archivedate=March 3, 2015 }}</ref> The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|18.5|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|69.5|°F|1}} in July.<ref name = NOAA/><ref name=NCEI/> On average, there are 20 nights annually that drop to {{convert|0|°F|0}} or below, and 55 days where the temperature stays below freezing, including 49 days from December through February.<ref name = NOAA/> There is an average of 6.1 days annually with highs at or above {{convert|90|°F|0}}, with the 2014 the last year not to have seen such high temperatures.<ref name = NOAA/><ref name=NCEI/> Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−32|°F|0}} on February 10, 1948, up to {{convert|104|°F|0}} on August 19, 1935.<ref name = NOAA/> The average first freeze of the season occurs on October 7, and the last May 7, resulting in a freeze-free season of 152 days; the corresponding dates for measurable snowfall, i.e. at least {{convert|0.1|in|cm|abbr=on}}, are November 23 and April 4.<ref name = NOAA/> The average annual snowfall for Bangor is approximately {{convert|74.6|in|cm}}, while snowfall has ranged from {{convert|22.2|in|cm}} in 1979–80 to {{convert|181.9|in|m|sigfig=3}} in 1962−63; the record snowiest month was February 1969 with {{convert|58.0|in|cm}}, while the most snow in one calendar day was {{convert|30.0|in|cm}} on December 14, 1927.<ref name = NOAA/> A snow depth of at least {{convert|3|in|cm|abbr=on}} is on average seen 66 days per winter, including 54 days from January to March, when the snow pack is typically most reliable.<ref name=NCEI/> {{Weather box |location = [[Bangor International Airport]], Maine (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1925–present) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 63 |Feb record high F = 65 |Mar record high F = 84 |Apr record high F = 90 |May record high F = 96 |Jun record high F = 98 |Jul record high F = 99 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 99 |Oct record high F = 92 |Nov record high F = 75 |Dec record high F = 65 |year record high F = 104 |Jan avg record high F = 48.9 |Feb avg record high F = 47.7 |Mar avg record high F = 57.9 |Apr avg record high F = 73.0 |May avg record high F = 84.6 |Jun avg record high F = 90.2 |Jul avg record high F = 91.5 |Aug avg record high F = 90.3 |Sep avg record high F = 86.0 |Oct avg record high F = 73.8 |Nov avg record high F = 63.5 |Dec avg record high F = 54.1 |year avg record high F = 93.9 |Jan high F = 28.1 |Feb high F = 31.2 |Mar high F = 40.1 |Apr high F = 53.2 |May high F = 65.7 |Jun high F = 74.7 |Jul high F = 80.4 |Aug high F = 79.4 |Sep high F = 71.0 |Oct high F = 58.2 |Nov high F = 45.8 |Dec high F = 34.5 |year high F = 55.2 |Jan mean F = 18.5 |Feb mean F = 21.0 |Mar mean F = 30.6 |Apr mean F = 42.8 |May mean F = 54.5 |Jun mean F = 63.6 |Jul mean F = 69.5 |Aug mean F = 68.2 |Sep mean F = 59.9 |Oct mean F = 48.2 |Nov mean F = 37.3 |Dec mean F = 25.9 |year mean F = 45.0 |Jan low F = 9.0 |Feb low F = 10.9 |Mar low F = 21.1 |Apr low F = 32.4 |May low F = 43.3 |Jun low F = 52.6 |Jul low F = 58.6 |Aug low F = 57.0 |Sep low F = 48.8 |Oct low F = 38.2 |Nov low F = 28.8 |Dec low F = 17.3 |year low F = 34.8 |Jan avg record low F = -14.1 |Feb avg record low F = -11.2 |Mar avg record low F = -2.1 |Apr avg record low F = 20.3 |May avg record low F = 30.8 |Jun avg record low F = 40.7 |Jul avg record low F = 48.4 |Aug avg record low F = 45.2 |Sep avg record low F = 33.5 |Oct avg record low F = 24.3 |Nov avg record low F = 12.6 |Dec avg record low F = -3.2 |year avg record low F = -16.9 |Jan record low F = −29 |Feb record low F = −32 |Mar record low F = −16 |Apr record low F = 4 |May record low F = 23 |Jun record low F = 29 |Jul record low F = 37 |Aug record low F = 29 |Sep record low F = 23 |Oct record low F = 11 |Nov record low F = −3 |Dec record low F = −27 |year record low F = -32 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.17 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.38 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.22 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.61 |May precipitation inch = 3.34 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.87 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.16 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.06 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.76 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.58 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.84 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.72 |year precipitation inch = 41.71 |Jan snow inch = 18.6 |Feb snow inch = 17.5 |Mar snow inch = 15.2 |Apr snow inch = 3.7 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.6 |Nov snow inch = 4.3 |Dec snow inch = 14.7 |year snow inch = 74.6 |Jan snow depth inch = 14.5 |Feb snow depth inch = 16.3 |Mar snow depth inch = 14.2 |Apr snow depth inch = 4.0 |May snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jun snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0.0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0.1 |Nov snow depth inch = 2.3 |Dec snow depth inch = 8.0 |year snow depth inch = 18.7 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 11.2 |Feb precipitation days = 9.9 |Mar precipitation days = 11.3 |Apr precipitation days = 11.6 |May precipitation days = 12.4 |Jun precipitation days = 12.2 |Jul precipitation days = 10.9 |Aug precipitation days = 9.8 |Sep precipitation days = 9.4 |Oct precipitation days = 11.4 |Nov precipitation days = 11.3 |Dec precipitation days = 12.6 |year precipitation days = 134.0 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 8.0 |Feb snow days = 7.6 |Mar snow days = 5.4 |Apr snow days = 1.7 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 2.0 |Dec snow days = 6.4 |year snow days = 31.3 | Jan humidity =84 | Feb humidity =85 | Mar humidity =84 | Apr humidity =77 | May humidity =77 | Jun humidity =79 | Jul humidity =79 | Aug humidity =79 | Sep humidity =79 | Oct humidity =79 | Nov humidity =78 | Dec humidity =81 | year humidity = | Jand sun =4.6 | Febd sun =4.0 | Mard sun =5.1 | Aprd sun =7.0 | Mayd sun =7.9 | Jund sun =8.6 | Juld sun =9.6 | Augd sun =9.9 | Sepd sun =8.2 | Octd sun =6.2 | Novd sun =4.9 | Decd sun =4.4 | yeard sun = | Jan light = 9.3 | Feb light = 10.5 | Mar light = 12.0 | Apr light = 13.5 | May light = 14.9 | Jun light = 15.5 | Jul light = 15.2 | Aug light = 14.0 | Sep light = 12.5 | Oct light = 10.9 | Nov light = 9.6 | Dec light = 8.9 | year light= | Jan uv =2 | Feb uv =2 | Mar uv =2 | Apr uv =3 | May uv =4 | Jun uv =5 | Jul uv =5 | Aug uv =5 | Sep uv =4 | Oct uv =2 | Nov uv =2 | Dec uv =2 | year uv = |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=car |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = May 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014606&format=pdf |work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = Station: Bangor INTL AP, ME |access-date = May 22, 2021}}</ref> |source 2 = Weather Atlas (UV and humidity)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/maine-usa/bangor-climate | title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Bangor, ME | access-date = August 16, 2022}}</ref> }}
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