Cumberland Metro Area, MD Climate


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The Cumberland, MD Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers as well as cold and wet winters. The average annual temperature is around 53°F (12°C), and the area gets an average of 42 inches (107 cm) of precipitation each year, most of which falls from May to September. Summer temperatures can often reach into the 90s (32-37°C), though the summer nights are usually cooler. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures at or below freezing for days at a time during January and February. Snowfall is also common in the winter months, usually accumulating up to 20 inches (51 cm).

Cumberland Metro Area, Maryland gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cumberland Metro Area averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Cumberland Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cumberland Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Cumberland metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maryland.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the Cumberland metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCumberland, MarylandUnited States
  39.4 in.38.1 in.
  41.3 in.27.8 in.
  133.2 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  19.8°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  1267 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 the Cumberland metro area with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maryland. In the Cumberland metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Cumberland metro area are September, June and May.
In the Cumberland metro area, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Cumberland metro area with an average of 19.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In the Cumberland metro area, there are 127.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
In the Cumberland metro area, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the Cumberland metro area but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in the Cumberland metro area with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.4 inches in the Cumberland metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in the Cumberland metro area with 13.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 133.2 rainy days annually in the Cumberland metro area, which is one of the rainiest 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 41.3 inches in the Cumberland metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the Cumberland metro area with 12.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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