Zip 21659 (Rhodesdale, MD) Climate

The climate in 21659 Rhodesdale, MD is generally mild and temperate. Summers are usually hot and humid while winters tend to be cold but not too extreme. The average temperature for the year is around 54°F, with an average high of around 75°F during the summer months and an average low of 35°F during the winter months. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging about 42 inches per year.

Rhodesdale (zip 21659), Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rhodesdale (zip 21659) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Rhodesdale (zip 21659). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rhodesdale (zip 21659) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21659 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.5 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 21659 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rhodesdale, Maryland	United States
	45.6 in.	38.1 in.
	7.2 in.	27.8 in.
	108.5 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	89.1°	85.8°
	27.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.2	4.3
	17 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 21659 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In the 21659 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 21659 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 21659 zip code, there are 33.1 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 21659 zip code with an average of 27.2°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21659 zip code, there are 77.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21659 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 21659 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 21659 zip code.

August is the wettest month in the 21659 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in the 21659 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21659 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 108.5 rainy days annually in the 21659 zip code, which is less rainy 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 7.2 inches in the 21659 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21659 zip code with 3.2 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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