Forest Heights, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OXON HILL, MD US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Forest Heights has an annual average temperature of 57.1°F with about 46.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.96 in) and February the driest (2.89 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,035
Cooling need
1,197

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Climate change signal

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115 of 366 (31.4%) of Forest Heights'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.

2000s
149
2010s
194
2020s
23

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 43.7°F 27.4°F 35.5°F 3.08 in 11
February 47.5°F 28.3°F 37.9°F 2.89 in 11
March 55.8°F 35.0°F 45.4°F 4.04 in 11
April 67.4°F 44.7°F 56.1°F 3.38 in 12
May 75.7°F 54.7°F 65.2°F 4.45 in 13
June 84.4°F 63.8°F 74.1°F 4.85 in 11
July 88.0°F 68.8°F 78.4°F 4.96 in 11
August 86.5°F 67.3°F 76.9°F 4.16 in 10
September 80.1°F 60.5°F 70.3°F 4.37 in 8
October 68.3°F 48.2°F 58.3°F 3.75 in 10
November 57.2°F 38.5°F 47.8°F 3.13 in 9
December 47.8°F 31.3°F 39.5°F 3.75 in 11

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