Zip 21085 (Joppatowne, MD) Climate

The climate in 21085 Joppatowne, MD is characterized by hot and humid summers with the average high temperatures reaching up to 85°F during the day and mild winters with average low temperatures around 30°F overnight. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, but it tends to be heaviest during the spring months when rainfall averages around 20 inches each month. The area experiences some snowfall each winter, although it rarely accumulates more than a few inches at a time.

Joppatowne (zip 21085), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Joppatowne (zip 21085) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Joppatowne (zip 21085). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Joppatowne (zip 21085) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 27
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21085 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 21085 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 21085 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 21085 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 21085 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21085 zip code, there are 29.2 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 21085 zip code with an average of 26.9°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21085 zip code, there are 75.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21085 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 21085 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. August, July and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 21085 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 21085 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 21085 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21085 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 117.5 rainy days annually in the 21085 zip code, which is rainier 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.0 inches in the 21085 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21085 zip code with 8.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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