Cottage City, MD Climate


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Cottage City, MD has a temperate climate throughout the year. In the summer months, temperatures are generally very mild and rarely exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, temperatures can dip as low as 30 degrees Fahrenheit, but they usually stay above 40 degrees. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, providing adequate moisture for crops and vegetation while not creating flooding conditions in the area. The town experiences all four seasons to some degree, which makes it a pleasant place to live year-round.

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

Cottage City averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Cottage City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cottage City 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Cottage City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCottage City, MarylandUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  13.6 in.27.8 in.
  112.1 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  27.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  30 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 Cottage City with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In Cottage City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottage City are May, September and June.
In Cottage City, there are 37.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cottage City with an average of 27.1°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Cottage City, there are 74.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Cottage City, 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 Cottage City 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 Cottage City.
July is the wettest month in Cottage City with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Cottage City means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Cottage City with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 112.1 rainy days annually in Cottage City, which is about average compared to other 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 13.6 inches in Cottage City means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Cottage City with 5.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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