District Heights, MD Climate

District Heights, MD has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and warm, muggy summers. Average temperatures range from the low 40s in January to the mid 80s in July. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, and snowfall is rare. The area receives over four inches of rain per month on average. Summers can be especially hot and humid due to its location near Washington D.C., which often brings in humidity from the east coast. Overall, District Heights has a pleasant climate throughout much of the year.

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

District Heights averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in District Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

District Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in District Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	District Heights, Maryland	United States
	44.1 in.	38.1 in.
	13.4 in.	27.8 in.
	109.8 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	87.6°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	269 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 District Heights with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In District Heights, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for District Heights are September, May and June.

In District Heights, there are 28.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for District Heights with an average of 24.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In District Heights, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In District Heights, 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 is usually acceptable in District Heights but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in District Heights.

May is the wettest month in District Heights with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in District Heights means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in District Heights with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in District Heights, 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 13.4 inches in District Heights means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in District Heights with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.