The California-Lexington Park, MD metro area is located on the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland, 50 miles south of Washington DC. California is one of the smaller metros in the United States and is comprised of St. Mary's county. It is also considered to be part of the larger Washington, DC consolidated metro area.

The many benefits of living in the California metro include low crime, strong growth and comfortable summers. The region features a coastal shoreline, which is a great recreation resource.

Some disadvantages of the California metro area include weak home prices, long commute, few amenities and few cultural resources.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the California-Lexington Park metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland. September, May and October are the most pleasant months while January and February are the least comfortable months.

In the California-Lexington Park metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85 degrees. The most pleasant months of the year for the California-Lexington Park metro area are September, May and June. July is the hottest month for the California-Lexington Park metro area with an average high temperature of 87.8 degrees, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the California-Lexington Park metro area with an average of 27.7 degrees. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in the California-Lexington Park metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% falls in Spring, which is the driest season. July is the wettest month in the California-Lexington Park metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches.

The humidity is can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the California-Lexington Park metro area 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 California-Lexington Park metro area.

An annual snowfall of 14.2 inches in the California-Lexington Park metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the California-Lexington Park metro area with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.