Bowie, MD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GLENN DALE BELL STN, MD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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Climate summary
Bowie has an annual average temperature of 54.9°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.6°F).
Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Best time to visit Bowie
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Bowie's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1920s | 40 | |
| 1930s | 71 | |
| 1940s | 47 | |
| 1950s | 45 | |
| 1960s | 36 | |
| 1970s | 38 | |
| 1980s | 25 | |
| 1990s | 53 | |
| 2000s | 11 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43.9°F | 21.6°F | 32.7°F | in | — | — |
| February | 46.7°F | 23.2°F | 35.0°F | in | — | — |
| March | 54.7°F | 31.3°F | 43.0°F | in | — | — |
| April | 66.0°F | 41.0°F | 53.5°F | in | — | — |
| May | 74.6°F | 51.4°F | 63.0°F | in | — | — |
| June | 82.5°F | 61.2°F | 71.8°F | in | — | — |
| July | 88.5°F | 66.1°F | 77.3°F | in | — | — |
| August | 87.0°F | 64.8°F | 75.9°F | in | — | — |
| September | 79.4°F | 57.4°F | 68.4°F | in | — | — |
| October | 68.0°F | 43.8°F | 55.9°F | in | — | — |
| November | 56.8°F | 33.1°F | 45.0°F | in | — | — |
| December | 47.9°F | 26.8°F | 37.4°F | in | — | — |
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