Quantico, MD Climate


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The climate in Quantico, MD is mild and temperate. Summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit during the day and cooling off to the mid-70s at night. Winters are generally cool, with temperatures often dropping below freezing overnight and rarely dipping below 10 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. Precipitation is common throughout all four seasons, with most rain occurring in spring and summer months. The area typically experiences around 50 inches of rain each year, spread out over about 105 days of measurable precipitation.

Quantico, Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Quantico averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Quantico. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Quantico gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 28
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Quantico is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.6 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Quantico, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateQuantico, MarylandUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  103.6 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  27.7°21.7°
  7.57
  3.84.3
  16 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 Quantico with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In Quantico, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Quantico are May, September and June.
In Quantico, there are 31.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Quantico with an average of 27.7°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Quantico, there are 79.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Quantico, there are 0.2 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 Quantico 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 Quantico.
August is the wettest month in Quantico with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Quantico means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
April is the rainiest month in Quantico with 9.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 103.6 rainy days annually in Quantico, which is one of the least rainy 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 5.9 inches in Quantico means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Quantico with 2.2 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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