Cumberland, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CUMBERLAND 2, MD US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cumberland has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 39.2 inches of precipitation per year and 28.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.22 in) and February the driest (2.38 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,896
Cooling need
837

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

60 of 366 (16.4%) of Cumberland'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.

1970s
55
1980s
57
1990s
59
2000s
84
2010s
85
2020s
26

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 39.2°F 22.5°F 30.8°F 2.79 in 8.2 in 13
February 43.4°F 23.9°F 33.7°F 2.38 in 7.7 in 11
March 53.0°F 31.2°F 42.1°F 3.42 in 6.8 in 12
April 66.3°F 40.9°F 53.6°F 3.41 in 0.1 in 13
May 74.6°F 51.2°F 62.9°F 4.22 in 14
June 82.5°F 60.1°F 71.3°F 3.87 in 12
July 87.1°F 64.4°F 75.8°F 3.73 in 11
August 85.4°F 62.7°F 74.0°F 3.40 in 11
September 78.5°F 55.0°F 66.8°F 3.55 in 10
October 66.8°F 43.2°F 55.0°F 2.82 in 9
November 53.9°F 33.5°F 43.7°F 2.58 in 0.5 in 9
December 42.9°F 27.1°F 35.0°F 3.05 in 5.4 in 11

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