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United States / Maryland / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Montgomery County / Colesville / Zip Codes
Colesville, MD has a humid subtropical climate typical of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Summers in Colesville are hot and humid, with average highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Winters are mild but can occasionally dip into the lower 30s with occasional snowfall. Spring and fall temperatures hover around 60 degrees during the day, cooling off to around 40 degrees at night. The area receives an average of 45 inches of rain per year, with most of it falling during summer months.

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

Colesville 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 Colesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Colesville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColesville, MarylandUnited States
  44.2 in.38.1 in.
  14.3 in.27.8 in.
  108.4 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  88.2°85.8°
  24.9°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  433 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 Colesville with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Colesville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colesville are September, May and June.
In Colesville, there are 32.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Colesville with an average of 24.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
In Colesville, there are 88.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
In Colesville, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Colesville 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 Colesville.
May is the wettest month in Colesville with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Colesville means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Colesville with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 108.4 rainy days annually in Colesville, which is less rainy than most places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.3 inches in Colesville means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Colesville with 5.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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