Zip 21673 (Trappe, MD) Climate

21673 Trappe, MD has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F and in the winter it is around 40°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches per year. Snowfall averages about 6 inches each season. The area receives plenty of sunshine throughout the year, making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities and soak up some vitamin D!

Trappe (zip 21673), Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Trappe (zip 21673) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Trappe (zip 21673). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Trappe (zip 21673) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21673 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 21673 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 21673 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Maryland. In the 21673 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 21673 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 21673 zip code, there are 33.0 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 21673 zip code with an average of 28.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In the 21673 zip code, there are 69.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In the 21673 zip code, there are 0.2 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 21673 zip code during the summer months. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. August, July and June are the three most humid months in the 21673 zip code.

March is the wettest month in the 21673 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in the 21673 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in the 21673 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 106.8 rainy days annually in the 21673 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 11.3 inches in the 21673 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. February is the snowiest month in the 21673 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Trappe Maryland

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Trappe Maryland (www.trappemd.net) is a traditional small town (pop ~1,200) on Maryland's Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Established in 1856, Trappe is a quaint More