Zip 21841 (Newark, MD) Climate

Newark, MD has a mild climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature during the year is around 56°F (13°C). During the summer months, temperatures usually range between 75-85°F (23-29°C). Winters are typically cool with temperatures ranging from 30-40°F (-1 to 4°C), though snowfall can occur due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Rainfall is fairly even throughout the year and precipitation averages around 39 inches per year.

Newark (zip 21841), Maryland gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Newark (zip 21841) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Newark (zip 21841). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Newark (zip 21841) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 28
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21841 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

8 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 21841 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Newark, Maryland	United States
	44.3 in.	38.1 in.
	8.3 in.	27.8 in.
	114.9 days	106.2 days
	203 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	28.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	3.9	4.3
	28 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 21841 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In the 21841 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 21841 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 21841 zip code, there are 19.0 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 21841 zip code with an average of 28.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21841 zip code, there are 74.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21841 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 21841 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 21841 zip code.

August is the wettest month in the 21841 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in the 21841 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21841 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 114.9 rainy days annually in the 21841 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.3 inches in the 21841 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21841 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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