| Baltimore is located in the north central | | | | Baltimore is typical for receiving generous |
| part of Maryland on the Patapsco River just a | | | | amounts of precipitation as are most East |
| short distance from the Chesapeake Bay. Low | | | | Coast cities. The precipitation is usually |
| hills are on the western and northern parts | | | | very evenly spread throughout the year. |
| of Baltimore. | | | | Spring, summer and fall bring frequent |
| | | | showers and thunderstorms. |
| Hundreds of species of trees thrive in | | | | |
| Baltimore's climate; they include: | | | | Baltimore experiences light to moderate |
| | | | snowfall in the winter. |
| -White oak | | | | |
| | | | In northern and western suburbs, the climate |
| -Southern live oak | | | | transitions to a continental, therefore, |
| | | | winter snowfall amounts are usually higher. |
| -Maple | | | | Freezing rain also occurs a few times each |
| | | | winter in Baltimore. However, major ice |
| -Bradford pear | | | | storms are very rare in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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| -Poplar | | | | Baltimore, Maryland lies in between two |
| | | | physical features that protect it from |
| -Southern magnolia | | | | extreme weather and accounts for the |
| | | | relatively tempered seasons. The Appalachian |
| -Crape myrtle | | | | Mountains protect central Maryland from a lot |
| | | | of the harsh northern winds and accompanying |
| -Palms | | | | lake effect weather that bring subfreezing |
| | | | temperatures and heavy snows to the Great |
| The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is | | | | lakes region. The Delmarva Peninsula protects |
| the 4th largest combined statistical area in | | | | Baltimore, Maryland from many of the tropical |
| the United States. The Baltimore-Towson | | | | storms that affect the immediate coast. |
| Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 19th | | | | |
| largest MSA. | | | | Average Monthly Temperatures for Baltimore, |
| | | | Maryland are: |
| The climate in Baltimore is humid subtropical | | | | |
| according to the Koppen classification. The | | | | -January: High is 44 and Low is 29 |
| ocean influences the climate of Baltimore | | | | |
| somewhat. Baltimore gets rather hot, humid | | | | -February: High is 47 and Low is 31 |
| summers and cool, moist winters. | | | | |
| | | | -March: High is 57 and Low is 39 |
| The hottest month of the year is typically | | | | |
| July with an average high temperature of 91 | | | | -April: High is 68 and Low is 48 |
| degrees F and an average low of 73 degrees F. | | | | |
| Summer is a season of very high humidity in | | | | -May: High is 77 and Low is 58 |
| the Baltimore area with frequent afternoon | | | | |
| thunderstorms. The record high for Baltimore | | | | -June: High is 86 and Low is 68 |
| is 108 degrees F set n 1985. | | | | |
| | | | -July: High is 91 and Low is 73 |
| January is the coldest month having an | | | | |
| average high of 44 degrees F and an average | | | | -August: High is 88 and Low is 71 |
| low of 29 degrees F. Winter warm fronts often | | | | |
| bring brief periods of spring like weather | | | | -September: High is 81 and Low is 64 |
| and Arctic fronts can drop nighttime low | | | | |
| temperatures into the teens. The record low | | | | -October: High is 70 and Low is 52 |
| temperature for Baltimore is -7 degrees F set | | | | |
| in 1934. | | | | -November: High is 59 and Low is 42 |
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| Interesting enough, Baltimore rarely | | | | -December: High is 49 and Low is 33 |
| experiences temperatures below 10 degrees F | | | | |
| or above 100 degrees F. The Baltimore metro | | | | As you can see the climate in Baltimore, |
| area is usually several degrees cooler than | | | | Maryland is one almost anyone can live with, |
| the city and the coastal towns due to an | | | | not too extreme in heat or cold, rain, ice |
| urban heat island effect in the city proper | | | | and snow or horrible, tropical storms. |
| and a moderating effect of the Chesapeake | | | | |
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