Barrelville, MD Climate


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Barrelville, MD has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid with average highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Winters are mild with temperatures usually staying above freezing during the day and dipping into the low 30s at night. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, with most precipitation falling from May to October. There is very little snowfall in Barrelville, but occasional winter storms can bring light accumulations of snow or sleet.

Barrelville, Maryland gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barrelville averages 31 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 Barrelville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barrelville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barrelville is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Barrelville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarrelville, MarylandUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  31.4 in.27.8 in.
  124.3 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  20.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.54.3
  1001 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 Barrelville with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maryland. In Barrelville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barrelville are September, June and August.
In Barrelville, there are 16.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Barrelville with an average of 20.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Barrelville, there are 126.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Barrelville, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Barrelville but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Barrelville with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Barrelville means that it is one of the driest places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Barrelville with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in Barrelville, which is rainier 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.4 inches in Barrelville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Barrelville with 9.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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