Vale Summit, MD Climate


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Vale Summit, MD has a moderate climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperature ranges from the low 30s in winter to the mid 80s in summer. The area typically gets mild precipitation throughout the year, usually in the form of rain showers or light snowfall during winter months. Summer can bring thunderstorms and sometimes hail – but these rarely cause major damage. In general, a temperate climate allows for plenty of comfortable days to explore all that Vale Summit has to offer.

Vale Summit, Maryland gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vale Summit averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Vale Summit. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vale Summit gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Vale Summit is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maryland.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Vale Summit, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateVale Summit, MarylandUnited States
  41.5 in.38.1 in.
  64.3 in.27.8 in.
  146.9 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  17.9°21.7°
  6.67
  3.54.3
  2024 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 Vale Summit with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maryland. In Vale Summit, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Vale Summit are August, June and July.
In Vale Summit, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Vale Summit with an average of 17.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Vale Summit, there are 137.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Vale Summit, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
Humidity in Vale Summit is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Vale Summit with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Vale Summit means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.
January is the rainiest month in Vale Summit with 15.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 146.9 rainy days annually in Vale Summit, which is one of the rainiest places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Spring 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 64.3 inches in Vale Summit means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Vale Summit with 19.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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