Zip 21108 (Severna Park, MD) Climate

The climate in 21108 Severna Park, MD is generally pleasant and mild throughout the year. Summers are warm but not too hot with temperatures usually staying in the mid-70s to mid-80s while winters are cold but rarely below freezing with temperatures reaching the mid-30s to low 40s. Precipitation is fairly common throughout most of the year, particularly during the spring and autumn months when thunderstorms can occur. The area also experiences some snowfall during winter months, although it is rarely heavy or long lasting. Overall, 21108 Severna Park, MD offers a comfortable climate all year round.

Severna Park (zip 21108), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Severna Park (zip 21108) averages 14 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 Severna Park (zip 21108). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Severna Park (zip 21108) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 25
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 21108 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

7.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 21108 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Severna Park, Maryland	United States
	44.5 in.	38.1 in.
	14.1 in.	27.8 in.
	112.5 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	88.0°	85.8°
	25.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	121 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 21108 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 21108 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 21108 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21108 zip code, there are 28.7 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 21108 zip code with an average of 25.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In the 21108 zip code, there are 89.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In the 21108 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 is usually acceptable in the 21108 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 21108 zip code.

September is the wettest month in the 21108 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in the 21108 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21108 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 112.5 rainy days annually in the 21108 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 21108 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21108 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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