Zip 21132 (Pylesville, MD) Climate

21132 Pylesville, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. The area experiences plenty of rainfall throughout the year, with an average of over three inches per month. In the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F and in the winter temperatures can dip down to below freezing. Humidity levels tend to stay relatively high throughout the year, usually hovering around 70%.

Pylesville (zip 21132), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pylesville (zip 21132) averages 24 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 Pylesville (zip 21132). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pylesville (zip 21132) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21132 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.5 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 21132 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pylesville, Maryland	United States
	44.5 in.	38.1 in.
	24.2 in.	27.8 in.
	117.4 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	86.8°	85.8°
	23.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.9	4.3
	550 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 21132 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In the 21132 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 21132 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21132 zip code, there are 21.8 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 21132 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 21132 zip code, there are 94.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In the 21132 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 21132 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 21132 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in the 21132 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21132 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 117.4 rainy days annually in the 21132 zip code, which is rainier 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in the 21132 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21132 zip code with 8.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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