Zip 20784 (New Carrollton, MD) Climate

New Carrollton, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter, the temperature drops to an average of 40 degrees. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year averaging at 41 inches annually. Humidity levels tend to be high throughout the year as well, making for sticky summers and moist winter months.

New Carrollton (zip 20784), Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Carrollton (zip 20784) averages 13 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 New Carrollton (zip 20784). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Carrollton (zip 20784) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20784 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

7.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 20784 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Carrollton, Maryland	United States
	43.4 in.	38.1 in.
	13.1 in.	27.8 in.
	108.5 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	87.9°	85.8°
	24.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	129 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 20784 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 20784 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 20784 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 20784 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 20784 zip code with an average of 24.1°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 20784 zip code, there are 96.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 20784 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 20784 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 20784 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 20784 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 43.4 inches in the 20784 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 20784 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 108.5 rainy days annually in the 20784 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.1 inches in the 20784 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 20784 zip code with 5.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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