Chevy Chase, MD Climate

Chevy Chase Town, MD has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Average temperatures range from 15°F in the winter to 86°F in the summer. During the summer months, the area receives plenty of sunshine and can be quite hot and humid. In the winter months, snowfall is common but usually melts away quickly due to relatively warmer temperatures during that season. Overall, Chevy Chase Town experiences a variety of weather throughout the year with temperatures ranging from cold to hot.

Chevy Chase, Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chevy Chase averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Chevy Chase. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chevy Chase gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chevy Chase town is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Chevy Chase town, 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 Chevy Chase town with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In Chevy Chase town, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chevy Chase town are September, June and May.

In Chevy Chase town, there are 17.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chevy Chase town with an average of 25.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In Chevy Chase town, there are 87.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Maryland.

In Chevy Chase town, 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 Chevy Chase town 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 Chevy Chase town.

May is the wettest month in Chevy Chase town with 4.2 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 42.5 inches in Chevy Chase town means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in Chevy Chase town with 11.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 114.3 rainy days annually in Chevy Chase town, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.4 inches in Chevy Chase town means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Chevy Chase town with 6.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Dimple · Chevy Chase, MD

Chevy Chase

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing. More

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Pete · Chevy Chase, MD

City life with trees

Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is More

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JL · Chevy Chase, MD

It is DC

Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place More

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