Union Bridge, MD Climate

Union Bridge, MD has a humid subtropical climate that is typically hot and humid in the summer months and cold in the winter months. The average high temperature in July is 86°F (30°C) and the average low temperature in January is 22°F (-5.5°C). Rainfall is spread throughout the year with an average of 43 inches (109 cm) annually. The area can experience thunderstorms, especially during late spring and summer which can cause flooding due to heavy rains.

Union Bridge, Maryland gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Union Bridge averages 22 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 Union Bridge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Union Bridge 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 87 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 Union Bridge is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.5 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Union Bridge, 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 Union Bridge with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maryland. In Union Bridge, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Union Bridge are September, May and June.

In Union Bridge, there are 21.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Union Bridge with an average of 22.6°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In Union Bridge, there are 106.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In Union Bridge, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Union Bridge but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Union Bridge with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 42.2 inches in Union Bridge means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in Union Bridge with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in Union Bridge, 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 22.4 inches in Union Bridge means that it is snowier than most places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in Union Bridge with 8.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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