Zip 21557 (Rawlings, MD) Climate

21557 Rawlings, MD is located in the state of Maryland in the United States and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are typically hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are mild to cold. Temperatures average around 30°F (-1°C) in January and 80°F (26°C) in July. Average annual precipitation is roughly 42 inches (107 cm). Snowfall can occur throughout the winter months but is usually not heavy or prolonged.

Rawlings (zip 21557), Maryland gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rawlings (zip 21557) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Rawlings (zip 21557). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rawlings (zip 21557) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21557 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maryland.

8.6 Summer - 5.1 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 21557 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 21557 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In the 21557 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 21557 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 21557 zip code, there are 23.8 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 21557 zip code with an average of 20.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21557 zip code, there are 121.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21557 zip code, there are 1.6 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 21557 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.

May is the wettest month in the 21557 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in the 21557 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21557 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 138.0 rainy days annually in the 21557 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.0 inches in the 21557 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21557 zip code with 10.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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