Zip 21793 (Walkersville, MD) Climate

The climate in 21793 Walkersville, MD is generally temperate throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s during the day, while nights fall to around 70°F. Winters are cold and wet with average temperatures in the 30s and 40s. There is some snow accumulation each winter, though it rarely gets too deep. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with a total of about 48 inches annually.

Walkersville (zip 21793), Maryland gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Walkersville (zip 21793) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Walkersville (zip 21793). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Walkersville (zip 21793) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21793 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 21793 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 21793 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In the 21793 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 21793 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 21793 zip code, there are 26.0 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 21793 zip code with an average of 23.1°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 21793 zip code, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 21793 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 21793 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 21793 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 21793 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 42.4 inches in the 21793 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21793 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in the 21793 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.7 inches in the 21793 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21793 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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