Zip 20690 (Tall Timbers, MD) Climate


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The climate in 20690 Tall Timbers, MD is generally mild and pleasant throughout the year. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 85°F and in the winter it typically ranges from 35 to 45°F. Precipitation occurs all year round, with the warmest months averaging around four inches of rainfall per month. During the cooler months snowfall can be expected, but usually only a few inches of accumulation occur at any given time.

Tall Timbers (zip 20690), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tall Timbers (zip 20690) 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 Tall Timbers (zip 20690). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tall Timbers (zip 20690) 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 20690 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 20690 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTall Timbers, MarylandUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  14.1 in.27.8 in.
  116.2 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  87.8°85.8°
  28.4°21.7°
  7.47
  44.3
  4 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 20690 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 20690 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 20690 zip code are September, May and June.
In the 20690 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 20690 zip code with an average of 28.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.
In the 20690 zip code, there are 68.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.
In the 20690 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 20690 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 20690 zip code.
July is the wettest month in the 20690 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 20690 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.
May is the rainiest month in the 20690 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.2 rainy days annually in the 20690 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 20690 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 20690 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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