Zip 20674 (Piney Point, MD) Climate

20674 Piney Point, MD has a humid subtropical climate typical of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures typically reaching into the 80s and 90s. Winters are mild to cool, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. The area receives plenty of precipitation throughout the year, with significantly more rainfall in the spring and summer months than in winter. Snowfall is relatively light but does occur on occasion during colder months.

Piney Point (zip 20674), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Piney Point (zip 20674) averages 14 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 Piney Point (zip 20674). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Piney Point (zip 20674) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 28
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20674 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 20674 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 20674 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 20674 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 20674 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 20674 zip code, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 20674 zip code with an average of 28.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 20674 zip code, there are 68.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 20674 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 20674 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 20674 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 20674 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in the 20674 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 20674 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.1 rainy days annually in the 20674 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 14.1 inches in the 20674 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 20674 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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