Zip 21536 (Grantsville, MD) Climate

21536 Grantsville, MD has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures can range from 70-90°F, while average winter temperatures can range from 20-40°F. The area experiences moderate to high amounts of precipitation throughout the year, with an average yearly precipitation of 43 inches. Summers tend to be sunny and dry due to the influence of the Atlantic coast, while winters are often snowy and cold.

Grantsville (zip 21536), Maryland gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grantsville (zip 21536) averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 153 sunny days per year in Grantsville (zip 21536). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grantsville (zip 21536) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21536 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maryland.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 21536 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grantsville, Maryland	United States
	41.5 in.	38.1 in.
	64.2 in.	27.8 in.
	147.1 days	106.2 days
	153 days	205 days
	79.1°	85.8°
	16.7°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.5	4.3
	2257 ft.	2443 ft.

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 21536 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maryland. In the 21536 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 21536 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 21536 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 21536 zip code with an average of 16.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21536 zip code, there are 141.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21536 zip code, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

Humidity in the 21536 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 21536 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in the 21536 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

January is the rainiest month in the 21536 zip code with 15.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 147.1 rainy days annually in the 21536 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Spring 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 64.2 inches in the 21536 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21536 zip code with 19.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Michael · Grantsville, MD

Snow totals for Garrett Cty. MD

Over 8 years ago

Not sure where your info came from but since 1939 Garrett County Maryland has received 8,887 inches of snow. This through the year 2013 for an average snow fall of 120 More

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