Mountain Lake Park, MD Climate


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Mountain Lake Park, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool to cold winters. There are four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from the 20s in winter to the low to mid 90s in summer. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of about 43 inches of rain annually. Snowfall usually occurs between December and March, but is usually light. The area receives an average of about 10 inches of snow each year. Humidity levels tend to be quite high due to its close proximity to the ocean, averaging around 75%.

Mountain Lake Park, Maryland gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mountain Lake Park averages 127 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 151 sunny days per year in Mountain Lake Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mountain Lake Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 173 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 127 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mountain Lake Park is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maryland.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Mountain Lake Park, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMountain Lake Park, MarylandUnited States
  50.9 in.38.1 in.
  126.9 in.27.8 in.
  173.2 days106.2 days
  151 days205 days
  78.1°85.8°
  16.7°21.7°
  6.37
  3.54.3
  2454 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 Mountain Lake Park with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maryland. In Mountain Lake Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mountain Lake Park are July, August and June.
In Mountain Lake Park, there are 0.6 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 Mountain Lake Park with an average of 16.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Mountain Lake Park, there are 145.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In Mountain Lake Park, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
Humidity in Mountain Lake Park 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.
July is the wettest month in Mountain Lake Park with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in Mountain Lake Park means that it is one of the wettest places in Maryland.
January is the rainiest month in Mountain Lake Park with 18.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 173.2 rainy days annually in Mountain Lake Park, which is one of the rainiest places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 126.9 inches in Mountain Lake Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Mountain Lake Park with 35.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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