Zip 20744 (Fort Washington, MD) Climate

20744 Fort Washington, MD experiences a humid subtropical climate year-round with mild temperatures in the winter and hot and humid summers. The average low temperature in the winter is around 33°F while the average high temperature in summer is around 87°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 43 inches per year. Snowfall is less frequent than in other parts of Maryland, but still possible at times with an average of 9 inches per year.

Fort Washington (zip 20744), Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Washington (zip 20744) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Fort Washington (zip 20744). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Washington (zip 20744) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20744 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 20744 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 20744 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 20744 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 20744 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 20744 zip code, there are 30.2 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 20744 zip code with an average of 26.4°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 20744 zip code, there are 78.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 20744 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 20744 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 20744 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 20744 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 42.6 inches in the 20744 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 20744 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in the 20744 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 14.1 inches in the 20744 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 20744 zip code with 5.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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