Zip 21851 (Pocomoke City, MD) Climate

Pocomoke City, MD (21851) has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid to upper 70s (Fahrenheit), while average winter temperatures are typically in the 40s and 50s. In the summer, occasional thunderstorms bring heavy precipitation. Winters tend to be drier, but snow does occur occasionally from November through March. The area also experiences high humidity levels throughout the year due to its location on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Pocomoke City (zip 21851), Maryland gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pocomoke City (zip 21851) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Pocomoke City (zip 21851). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pocomoke City (zip 21851) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 27
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 21851 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 21851 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pocomoke City, Maryland	United States
	43.9 in.	38.1 in.
	7.8 in.	27.8 in.
	106.6 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	87.6°	85.8°
	27.0°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	3.9	4.3
	20 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 21851 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 21851 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 21851 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21851 zip code, there are 26.2 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 21851 zip code with an average of 27.0°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21851 zip code, there are 84.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21851 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 21851 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 21851 zip code.

August is the wettest month in the 21851 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 21851 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21851 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 106.6 rainy days annually in the 21851 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.8 inches in the 21851 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21851 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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