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United States / Maryland / Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metro Area / Baltimore County / Towson / Zip Codes
Towson, MD has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures in the summer reach around 84°F (29°C), while winter lows drop to around 25°F (-4°C). Towson typically receives an average of 43 inches of rain per year spread out over 109 days. Snowfall averages around 21 inches per year, with January and February being the snowiest months of the year.

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

Towson averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Towson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Towson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Towson, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTowson, MarylandUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  20.5 in.27.8 in.
  121.1 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  25.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  463 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 Towson with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maryland. In Towson, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Towson are September, May and June.
In Towson, there are 25.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Towson with an average of 25.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
In Towson, there are 91.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.
In Towson, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Towson but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Towson.
May is the wettest month in Towson with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 45.1 inches in Towson means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in Towson with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 121.1 rainy days annually in Towson, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.5 inches in Towson means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Towson with 7.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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bwhere · Towson, MD
Transportation in the Towson area
Over 11 years ago

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Elliott  · Towson, MD
Towson Maryland, Not What It Used To be
Over 17 years ago

Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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joe · Towson, MD
Basic comments about Towson
Over 18 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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