Columbia picks up around 13 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Columbia | Metric | Silver Spring |
|---|---|---|
| 205 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 206 days |
| 44 in | Precipitationper year | 42 in |
| 121 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 119 days |
| 27 in | Snowfallper year | 14 in |
| 34 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 38 days |
| 90 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 92 days |
| 69% | Humidityaverage relative | 69% |
| 57 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 57 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia high | 43 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Silver Spring high | 43 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Columbia low | 26 | 28 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Silver Spring low | 26 | 28 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| Silver Spring | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Silver Spring | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Columbia vs another city
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- Columbia vs Scaggsville, MD
- Columbia vs North Laurel, MD
- Columbia vs Ilchester, MD
- Columbia vs Ellicott City, MD
- Columbia vs New York, NY
- Columbia vs Los Angeles, CA
- Columbia vs Chicago, IL
- Columbia vs Houston, TX
- Columbia vs Phoenix, AZ
- Columbia vs Philadelphia, PA
Silver Spring vs another city
- Silver Spring vs Four Corners, MD
- Silver Spring vs Forest Glen, MD
- Silver Spring vs Takoma Park, MD
- Silver Spring vs Langley Park, MD
- Silver Spring vs South Kensington, MD
- Silver Spring vs Kemp Mill, MD
- Silver Spring vs New York, NY
- Silver Spring vs Los Angeles, CA
- Silver Spring vs Chicago, IL
- Silver Spring vs Houston, TX
- Silver Spring vs Phoenix, AZ
- Silver Spring vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).