Queen Anne s County, MD Climate

Queen Anne's County, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and high precipitation throughout the year. The average temperature is around 70°F in the summer months and 30°F in winter. Snowfall is common in January and February. In the spring, thunderstorms are frequent due to its location near the Atlantic coast. The influence of the Chesapeake Bay also keeps temperatures moderate during the summer months. The area receives around 47 inches of rain per year with June being the wettest month and December usually being the driest month.

Queen Anne's County, Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Queen Anne's County averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Queen Anne's County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Queen Anne's County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Queen Anne's County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Queen Anne's, Maryland	United States
	45.5 in.	38.1 in.
	14.4 in.	27.8 in.
	111.6 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	86.9°	85.8°
	26.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	38 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 Queen Anne's County with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In Queen Anne's County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Queen Anne's County are September, May and June.

In Queen Anne's County, there are 20.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Queen Anne's County with an average of 26.7°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Queen Anne's County, there are 76.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Queen Anne's County, 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 Queen Anne's County 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 Queen Anne's County.

September is the wettest month in Queen Anne's County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in Queen Anne's County means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in Queen Anne's County with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in Queen Anne's County, which is less rainy 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 14.4 inches in Queen Anne's County means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Queen Anne's County with 5.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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