October in Ester: afternoons around 33°F, nights around 15°F. A box that waits outside overnight can freeze, so jams, sauces and fresh fruit do better at an office or a front desk than on a porch.
Freezing nights (January, February, March, April, September, October, November and December). The average low reaches -15°F in January. Jams, sauces and fresh fruit should not spend a night outside; offices, senior residences and hospitals all receive indoors.
Wettest months (August and July). Around 2.8 and 2.7 inches of rain on average. Boxes are sealed, not waterproof: a covered porch or a workplace address keeps the packaging presentable.
Normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020, Ester station, 1.0 miles from Ester. Heat: average high 85°F or more. Freezing: average low 32°F or less. Snow: 2 inches or more in the month. Wettest: the two months with the most rain.