Zip 21240 (Baltimore, MD) Climate

Baltimore, MD has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and cool winters. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average high temperature of 87°F (30.5°C). January is the coldest month, with an average low temperature of 28°F (-2.2°C). On average, Baltimore receives about 47 inches (119 cm) of rain per year spread out over 121 days. Snowfall is also common in the area; Baltimore averages around 18 inches (46 cm) of snow each year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21240 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maryland.

7.1 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 21240 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Baltimore, Maryland	United States
	41.7 in.	38.1 in.
	16.6 in.	27.8 in.
	113.0 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	89.3°	85.8°
	28.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4	4.3
	146 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 21240 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In the 21240 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 21240 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 21240 zip code, there are 39.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 21240 zip code with an average of 28.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21240 zip code, there are 67.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21240 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 21240 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 21240 zip code.

September is the wettest month in the 21240 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 41.7 inches in the 21240 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21240 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in the 21240 zip code, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.6 inches in the 21240 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21240 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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