Zip 21776 (New Windsor, MD) Climate

21776 New Windsor, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. It receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rain during the summer months. Average temperatures range from lows in the low 20s Fahrenheit in the winter to highs around 90F in the summer. The area generally receives plenty of sunshine throughout the year with an average of 205 sunny days.

New Windsor (zip 21776), Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Windsor (zip 21776) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in New Windsor (zip 21776). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Windsor (zip 21776) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21776 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 21776 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Windsor, Maryland	United States
	42.5 in.	38.1 in.
	25.7 in.	27.8 in.
	112.9 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	86.4°	85.8°
	21.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.8	4.3
	607 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 21776 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In the 21776 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 21776 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21776 zip code, there are 20.1 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 21776 zip code with an average of 21.0°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 21776 zip code, there are 115.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 21776 zip code, there are 1.7 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 21776 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.

September is the wettest month in the 21776 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 42.5 inches in the 21776 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21776 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 112.9 rainy days annually in the 21776 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in the 21776 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21776 zip code with 9.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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