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United States / Maryland / Salisbury Metro Area / Wicomico County / Sharptown / Zip Codes
Sharptown, MD has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in January is 36°F, while the average temperature in July is around 81°F. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, with the most precipitation occurring in August and September. Snowfall is generally light, but it does occur from time to time during the winter months. Thunderstorms are common during late spring and early summer as well.

Sharptown, Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sharptown averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Sharptown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sharptown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateSharptown, MarylandUnited States
  45.6 in.38.1 in.
  7.1 in.27.8 in.
  108.6 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  27.7°21.7°
  7.57
  3.84.3
  10 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 Sharptown with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Sharptown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sharptown are September, May and June.
In Sharptown, there are 29.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sharptown with an average of 27.7°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Sharptown, there are 76.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Sharptown, 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 Sharptown 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 Sharptown.
August is the wettest month in Sharptown with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in Sharptown means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
April is the rainiest month in Sharptown with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 108.6 rainy days annually in Sharptown, 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 7.1 inches in Sharptown means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Sharptown with 3.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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