Worcester County, MD Climate

Worcester County, MD has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and long hot summers. In the winter months, temperatures fall to an average low of 37°F (2.7°C), while in summer the temperature can rise to an average high of 87°F (30.5°C). The area also experiences plenty of rain throughout the year, with precipitation averaging about 48 inches (1220 mm) annually. Humidity plays an important role in the climate as well, with dew points remaining fairly high all year round. While Worcester County is relatively mild for most of the year, occasional stretches of extreme heat or cold can occur due to frontal systems moving through the region.

Worcester County, Maryland gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Worcester County averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Worcester County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Worcester County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Worcester County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter

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

Climate	Worcester, Maryland	United States
	44.4 in.	38.1 in.
	8.3 in.	27.8 in.
	113.6 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	86.3°	85.8°
	27.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	3.9	4.3
	21 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 Worcester County with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In Worcester County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Worcester County are September, June and May.

In Worcester County, there are 20.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Worcester County with an average of 27.7°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Worcester County, there are 79.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Worcester County, there are 0.1 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County.

August is the wettest month in Worcester County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in Worcester County means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in Worcester County with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 113.6 rainy days annually in Worcester County, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.3 inches in Worcester County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in Worcester County with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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