Zip 21620 (Chestertown, MD) Climate

The climate in 21620 Chestertown, MD is generally mild and temperate. Summers are typically warm and humid with occasional rain showers, while winters tend to be cold with a few snowstorms. The average temperature year-round is around 60°F (15°C). Average precipitation is about 40 inches (101 cm) annually which occurs mostly as rain during the warmer months. Overall, the area experiences a fairly typical continental climate with four distinct seasons.

Chestertown (zip 21620), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chestertown (zip 21620) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Chestertown (zip 21620). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chestertown (zip 21620) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21620 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.1 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 21620 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 21620 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maryland. In the 21620 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 21620 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21620 zip code, there are 21.4 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 21620 zip code with an average of 25.4°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21620 zip code, there are 88.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In the 21620 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 acceptable in the 21620 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 21620 zip code.

September is the wettest month in the 21620 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in the 21620 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21620 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in the 21620 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 13.9 inches in the 21620 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21620 zip code with 5.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Abhd · Chestertown, MD

Quiet or Too quiet?

Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is a sleepy little town on the Chester River. Our biggest import is Baltimore/Washington D.C. retiree community and the biggest export is young technological More