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United States / Maryland / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Charles County / Cobb Island / Zip Codes
Cobb Island, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, chilly winters, and mild spring and fall seasons. It is situated in the Chesapeake Bay region on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Maryland, which results in mild temperatures all year round. In summer the average high temperature is around 85°F (29°C), while in winter the temperatures drop to an average low of around 34°F (1°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout most of the year with an average annual rainfall of 43 inches (109 cm) and snowfall averaging 16 inches (41 cm) per season.

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

Cobb Island averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Cobb Island. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cobb Island gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cobb Island is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

7.3 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Cobb Island, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCobb Island, MarylandUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  14.4 in.27.8 in.
  115.1 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  26.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  0 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 Cobb Island with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In Cobb Island, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cobb Island are May, September and June.
In Cobb Island, there are 35.6 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 Cobb Island with an average of 26.4°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Cobb Island, there are 82.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Cobb Island, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Cobb Island 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 Cobb Island.
July is the wettest month in Cobb Island with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in Cobb Island means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Cobb Island with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 115.1 rainy days annually in Cobb Island, which is rainier 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 14.4 inches in Cobb Island means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Cobb Island with 5.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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