Zip 20774 (Kettering, MD) Climate

20774 Kettering, MD has a humid subtropical climate, with warm and humid summers, and cold and occasionally snowy winters. Average temperatures in the summer months range from 68 to 87°F (20-30°C), while winter temperatures average from 28 to 47°F (-2 - 8°C). Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with higher amounts during the summer months than during the winter months. The area also sees an average of 15 inches (38 cm) of snow per year.

Kettering (zip 20774), Maryland gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kettering (zip 20774) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Kettering (zip 20774). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kettering (zip 20774) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20774 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 20774 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kettering, Maryland	United States
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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 20774 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 20774 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 20774 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 20774 zip code, there are 30.3 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 20774 zip code with an average of 24.1°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 20774 zip code, there are 97.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 20774 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 20774 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 20774 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 20774 zip code with 4.5 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 43.8 inches in the 20774 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 20774 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 106.6 rainy days annually in the 20774 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.5 inches in the 20774 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 20774 zip code with 5.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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