Tilghman Island, MD Climate

Tilghman Island, MD has a mild climate year-round with hot and humid summers and moderately cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 81°F while the average temperature in the winter is around 36°F. During the summer, temperatures can reach as high as 95°F while temperatures in the winter are often below freezing. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year and averages around 40 inches annually. Snowfall is moderate during the winter months, averaging 8 inches of accumulation yearly.

Tilghman Island, Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tilghman Island averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Tilghman Island. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tilghman Island gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Tilghman Island, 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 Tilghman Island with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Maryland. In Tilghman Island, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tilghman Island are September, May and June.

In Tilghman Island, there are 23.2 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 Tilghman Island with an average of 27.9°. This is warmer than most places in Maryland.

In Tilghman Island, there are 67.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Maryland.

In Tilghman Island, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Maryland.

Humidity in Tilghman Island can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

July is the wettest month in Tilghman Island with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in Tilghman Island means that it is one of the wettest places in Maryland.

April is the rainiest month in Tilghman Island with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 110.4 rainy days annually in Tilghman Island, 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 12.6 inches in Tilghman Island means that it is less snowy than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Tilghman Island with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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