Wicomico County, MD Climate

Wicomico County, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and relatively even precipitation throughout the year. Its coastal location causes temperatures to remain milder in the winter months than other areas of the state. In the summer months, temperatures typically range in the 80's with occasional heat waves reaching into the 90's. Rainfall is relatively evenly distributed over all four seasons, with an annual average of around 43 inches per year.

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

Wicomico County averages 7 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 Wicomico County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wicomico County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 28
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6.2 Winter

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

Climate	Wicomico, Maryland	United States
	45.4 in.	38.1 in.
	6.9 in.	27.8 in.
	108.2 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	88.1°	85.8°
	27.6°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	3.8	4.3
	30 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 Wicomico County with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Wicomico County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wicomico County are May, September and June.

In Wicomico County, there are 27.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wicomico County with an average of 27.6°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Wicomico County, there are 80.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Wicomico 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County.

August is the wettest month in Wicomico County with 4.5 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 Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Wicomico County means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in Wicomico County with 10.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 108.2 rainy days annually in Wicomico 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 6.9 inches in Wicomico County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Wicomico County with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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