Fort Meade, MD Climate


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Fort Meade, Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Fort Meade. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Meade gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fort Meade, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Meade, MarylandUnited States
  42.7 in.38.1 in.
  16.4 in.27.8 in.
  112.0 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  23.5°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  199 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 Fort Meade with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maryland. In Fort Meade, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Meade are September, May and June.
In Fort Meade, there are 25.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Meade with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.
In Fort Meade, there are 100.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.
In Fort Meade, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Fort Meade 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 Fort Meade.
May is the wettest month in Fort Meade with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Fort Meade means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Meade with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 112.0 rainy days annually in Fort Meade, 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 16.4 inches in Fort Meade means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Fort Meade with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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