Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is at Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in Maine during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the area, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 60, 70 or 80 °F each month in Bar Harbor, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2004 to 2013. Everything else here is based on 1981 to 2010 weather.
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
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33 | 15 | January | 1 | -10 |
35 | 18 | February | 2 | -8 |
43 | 26 | March | 6 | -3 |
54 | 36 | April | 12 | 2 |
64 | 45 | May | 18 | 7 |
73 | 54 | June | 23 | 12 |
79 | 61 | July | 26 | 16 |
77 | 60 | August | 25 | 16 |
70 | 53 | September | 21 | 12 |
59 | 44 | October | 15 | 6 |
49 | 34 | November | 9 | 1 |
38 | 22 | December | 3 | -6 |
56 | 39 | Year | 13 | 4 |
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 14 | January | 0 | -10 |
35 | 17 | February | 2 | -8 |
42 | 25 | March | 5 | -4 |
53 | 35 | April | 12 | 2 |
65 | 45 | May | 18 | 7 |
74 | 54 | June | 23 | 12 |
79 | 59 | July | 26 | 15 |
78 | 59 | August | 26 | 15 |
71 | 52 | September | 21 | 11 |
59 | 42 | October | 15 | 6 |
48 | 33 | November | 9 | 1 |
37 | 21 | December | 3 | -6 |
56 | 38 | Year | 13 | 3 |
Days of Hot Weather in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor and Acadia Park enjoy moderately hot summers with daily temperatures peaking in the 70s or 80s Fahrenheit. Only two days a year on average make it into the 90s (above 32 °C), and none reach 100 (38 °C). The 90-degree weather can show up anytime from June to September.
60 °F 16 °C |
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
March | 1 | 0 | 0 |
April | 6 | 1 | 0 |
May | 22 | 9 | 2 |
June | 29 | 22 | 7 |
July | 31 | 29 | 14 |
August | 31 | 29 | 13 |
September | 29 | 15 | 3 |
October | 13 | 3 | 0 |
November | 2 | 0 | 0 |
December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 162 | 107 | 38 |
How Often Bar Harbor Has Cold Temperatures
Winters at the Mount Desert Island community do get chilly, with most nights from December to March seeing temperatures below freezing. Typically, eight of those a year drop down to 0 °F (-18 °C) or below.
For an average of 40 days annually the thermometer here never rises above freezing. Days that chilly can occur from November to April, including about half of January.
10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 12 | 21 | 29 |
February | 8 | 17 | 25 |
March | 3 | 9 | 24 |
April | 0 | 0 | 9 |
May | 0 | 0 | 1 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October | 0 | 0 | 3 |
November | 0 | 2 | 14 |
December | 5 | 14 | 25 |
Year | 28 | 63 | 130 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 1981-2010 U.S. Climate Normals. (Data Access. FTP.)