Zip 21622 (Church Creek, MD) Climate

21622 Church Creek, MD has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 60°F, with the hottest month being July, when temperatures reach up to 87°F, and the coldest being January at 37°F. The area typically sees around 40 inches of precipitation every year, most of which falls in the form of snow during the winter months. During summer months, there is an abundance of sunshine making it a pleasant place to enjoy outdoor activities.

Church Creek (zip 21622), Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Church Creek (zip 21622) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Church Creek (zip 21622). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Church Creek (zip 21622) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21622 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.4 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 21622 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 21622 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 21622 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 21622 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 21622 zip code, there are 30.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 21622 zip code with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21622 zip code, there are 65.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21622 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

Humidity in the 21622 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

March is the wettest month in the 21622 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 45.9 inches in the 21622 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21622 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 108.6 rainy days annually in the 21622 zip code, which is less rainy 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.8 inches in the 21622 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21622 zip code with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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