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United States / Maryland / Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area / Washington County / Gapland / Zip Codes
Gapland, MD has a humid subtropical climate that is typical for the region of the Eastern United States. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures ranging between 77°F and 87°F during June, July, and August. Winters are cold but relatively mild compared to other parts of the country, with temperatures ranging between 30°F and 40°F from December to February. The area experiences moderate precipitation throughout the year, with an average of around 4 inches per month.

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

Gapland averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Gapland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gapland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gapland is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Gapland, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Gapland with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In Gapland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gapland are September, June and May.
In Gapland, there are 20.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gapland with an average of 20.9°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.
In Gapland, there are 122.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Gapland, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gapland but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Gapland with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Gapland means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Gapland with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.1 rainy days annually in Gapland, 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 19.7 inches in Gapland means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Gapland with 6.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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