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United States / Maryland / Salisbury Metro Area / Wicomico County / Whitehaven / Zip Codes
Whitehaven, MD has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot with temperatures often rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the winters are mild with average low temperatures falling below freezing only on occasion. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 3 inches of rain per month from April to October and 2 inches in November to March. Snowfall averages 5 inches each winter season. Humidity is high in Whitehaven due to its proximity to the Chesapeake Bay, and this can lead to oppressive summers.

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

Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Whitehaven gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 Whitehaven is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Whitehaven, 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 Whitehaven with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In Whitehaven, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Whitehaven are May, September and October.
In Whitehaven, there are 33.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Whitehaven with an average of 27.5°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Whitehaven, there are 80.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.
In Whitehaven, there are 0.3 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 Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven.
August is the wettest month in Whitehaven with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 44.9 inches in Whitehaven means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
April is the rainiest month in Whitehaven with 9.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 100.7 rainy days annually in Whitehaven, 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 Whitehaven means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Whitehaven with 2.2 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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