Perry Hall, MD Climate

Perry Hall, MD has a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is approximately 87 °F (30 °C) and the average low temperature in January is around 29 °F (-2 °C). Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 43 inches (1,100 mm) annually. Snowfall is not uncommon during the winter months, averaging around 20 inches (510 mm).

Perry Hall, Maryland gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Perry Hall. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Perry Hall gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Perry Hall, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Perry Hall, Maryland	United States
	44.1 in.	38.1 in.
	20.3 in.	27.8 in.
	118.1 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	87.5°	85.8°
	26.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	253 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 Perry Hall with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Perry Hall, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Perry Hall are September, May and June.

In Perry Hall, there are 28.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Perry Hall with an average of 26.3°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Perry Hall, there are 79.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Perry Hall, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Perry Hall but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. August, July and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Perry Hall.

July is the wettest month in Perry Hall with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in Perry Hall means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in Perry Hall with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in Perry Hall, 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 20.3 inches in Perry Hall means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Perry Hall with 7.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.