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United States / Maryland / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Prince George's County / Brandywine / Zip Codes
Brandywine, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summers are typically hot and muggy with temperatures reaching into the 90s while winter temperatures hover around freezing. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with occasional snow in the winter. The area experiences all four seasons but they are relatively mild compared to other parts of the country.

Brandywine, Maryland gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brandywine averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Brandywine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brandywine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Brandywine is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

8 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Brandywine, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrandywine, MarylandUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  15.5 in.27.8 in.
  107.4 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.47
  4.34.3
  233 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 Brandywine with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Brandywine, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brandywine are September, May and June.
In Brandywine, there are 27.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brandywine with an average of 25.5°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Brandywine, there are 87.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
In Brandywine, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Brandywine 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 Brandywine.
July is the wettest month in Brandywine with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in Brandywine means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Brandywine with 10.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 107.4 rainy days annually in Brandywine, which is less rainy than most 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 15.5 inches in Brandywine means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Brandywine with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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