Zip 21624 (Claiborne, MD) Climate

The climate in 21624 Claiborne, MD is mild and temperate. The summers are usually warm with occasional thunderstorms, while the winters are generally cool. Precipitation is adequate throughout the year, with an average of 42 inches per year. During the summer months, temperatures typically rise to around 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and drop to the mid 60s at night. In winter, temperatures range from the mid-30s during the day to lower 20s overnight.

Claiborne (zip 21624), Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Claiborne (zip 21624) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Claiborne (zip 21624). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Claiborne (zip 21624) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21624 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.8 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 21624 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 21624 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In the 21624 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 21624 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21624 zip code, there are 15.4 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 21624 zip code with an average of 28.0°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21624 zip code, there are 65.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21624 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 21624 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 21624 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 21624 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in the 21624 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21624 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 110.8 rainy days annually in the 21624 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 12.3 inches in the 21624 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21624 zip code with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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