Hampstead, MD Climate


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Hampstead, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool to mild winters. Average temperatures range from the mid-30s in the winter months to the upper 80s in the summer months. Precipitation is abundant, with total annual precipitation averaging around 40 inches per year. While temperatures can become uncomfortably high during the summer months, Hampstead enjoys mild weather year-round due to its location on Maryland’s Atlantic coast.

Hampstead, Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hampstead averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Hampstead. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hampstead gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Hampstead, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHampstead, MarylandUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  26.8 in.27.8 in.
  116.1 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  86.1°85.8°
  21.1°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  915 ft.2443 ft.
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 Hampstead with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In Hampstead, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hampstead are September, June and May.
In Hampstead, there are 18.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hampstead with an average of 21.1°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.
In Hampstead, there are 113.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.
In Hampstead, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hampstead but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Hampstead with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in Hampstead means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Hampstead with 12.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.1 rainy days annually in Hampstead, which is rainier than most places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 26.8 inches in Hampstead means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Hampstead with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I'm coming up from Raleigh NC, and I'm looking to move to either Manchester MD or Hampstead MD because of my job. Which is more affordable and which has better and safer  More

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