Zip 21766 (Little Orleans, MD) Climate

Little Orleans, MD has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, and snowfall in winter is light on average. The average temperatures in summer range from the mid-70s to the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while in winter they range from the upper 20s to the lower 40s Fahrenheit. The area generally experiences mild humidity and breezy winds year round.

Little Orleans (zip 21766), Maryland gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Little Orleans (zip 21766) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Little Orleans (zip 21766). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Little Orleans (zip 21766) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21766 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 21766 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Little Orleans, 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 21766 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In the 21766 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 21766 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 21766 zip code, there are 17.9 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 21766 zip code with an average of 20.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21766 zip code, there are 125.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21766 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 21766 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 21766 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in the 21766 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21766 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in the 21766 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.6 inches in the 21766 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21766 zip code with 7.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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