Zip 21219 (Edgemere, MD) Climate

Edgemere, MD has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The area experiences frequent rainfall throughout the year, especially during the spring and autumn months. The average temperature in summer is usually around 80°F (27°C), while it drops to an average of 33°F (1°C) in winter. Snowfall is rare and mostly limited to early winter months only. Humidity levels remain high during summers, making it feel much hotter than it normally would be for this region.

Edgemere (zip 21219), Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Edgemere (zip 21219) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Edgemere (zip 21219). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Edgemere (zip 21219) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21219 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maryland.

6.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 21219 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Edgemere, Maryland	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 21219 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In the 21219 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 21219 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 21219 zip code, there are 37.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 21219 zip code with an average of 30.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21219 zip code, there are 52.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21219 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 21219 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 21219 zip code.

September is the wettest month in the 21219 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in the 21219 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21219 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in the 21219 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 14.7 inches in the 21219 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21219 zip code with 6.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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