Mount Vernon, MD Climate


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Mount Vernon, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters, and year-round rain. Summers tend to be long and warm with humidity levels peaking in August, while winters are relatively short and mild. The annual average temperature is around 57°F (14°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an annual average of 48 inches (122 cm), most of which falls during the summer months. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of, especially in the winter months between December and February.

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

Mount Vernon averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Mount Vernon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Vernon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 27
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Vernon is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Mount Vernon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMount Vernon, MarylandUnited States
  45.4 in.38.1 in.
  7.8 in.27.8 in.
  105.8 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  27.0°21.7°
  7.57
  4.54.3
  7 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 Mount Vernon with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Mount Vernon, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Vernon are May, September and June.
In Mount Vernon, there are 26.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Vernon with an average of 27.0°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Mount Vernon, there are 85.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Mount Vernon, there are 0.3 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon.
August is the wettest month in Mount Vernon with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Mount Vernon means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
April is the rainiest month in Mount Vernon with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 105.8 rainy days annually in Mount Vernon, which is one of the least rainy places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.8 inches in Mount Vernon means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Mount Vernon with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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