Zip 20779 (Tracys Landing, MD) Climate

20779 Tracys Landing, MD experiences a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures usually range from the mid-70s to the high-80s, while winter temperatures tend to remain in the low-40s to mid-50s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with around 44 inches of precipitation on average annually. Thunderstorms can occur frequently during the late spring and summer months, providing relief from the heat and humidity.

Tracys Landing (zip 20779), Maryland gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tracys Landing (zip 20779) averages 13 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 Tracys Landing (zip 20779). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tracys Landing (zip 20779) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20779 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Maryland.

7.8 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 20779 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tracys Landing, Maryland	United States
	44.6 in.	38.1 in.
	13.0 in.	27.8 in.
	108.4 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	88.0°	85.8°
	26.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4	4.3
	78 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 20779 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 20779 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 20779 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 20779 zip code, there are 29.0 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 20779 zip code with an average of 26.2°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 20779 zip code, there are 83.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 20779 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 20779 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 20779 zip code.

September is the wettest month in the 20779 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 20779 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 20779 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 108.4 rainy days annually in the 20779 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 13.0 inches in the 20779 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 20779 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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