Dorchester County Weather Today

Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Cambridge. The county is named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts who were the original proprietors of Maryland. The climate of Dorchester County is a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature year-round is 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius). Summers are generally hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s, while winters are mild and wet, with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-30s to the mid-50s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 4 inches (10 cm) per month.