Zip 20755 (Fort Meade, MD) Climate

Fort Meade, located in 20755, is a city characterized by hot and humid summers and moderately cold winters. Average temperatures reach a high of 88°F during the summer months and a low of 24°F during the winter months. Precipitation levels in Fort Meade are quite high, with an average annual rainfall of about 43 inches. Snowfall is also common in the winter season, usually occurring between December and March with an average snowfall of 7 inches per year. Fort Meade experiences all four seasons throughout the year.

Fort Meade (zip 20755), Maryland gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Meade (zip 20755) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Fort Meade (zip 20755). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Meade (zip 20755) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 24
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 the 20755 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Maryland.

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 20755 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fort Meade, Maryland	United States
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	87.4°	85.8°
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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 20755 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Maryland. In the 20755 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 20755 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 20755 zip code, there are 25.6 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 the 20755 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 20755 zip code, there are 100.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 20755 zip code, there are 0.5 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 20755 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 20755 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 20755 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 42.7 inches in the 20755 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 20755 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 112.0 rainy days annually in the 20755 zip code, 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 16.4 inches in the 20755 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 20755 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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