Hagerstown, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HAGERSTOWN 1 E, MD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hagerstown has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 43.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and February the driest (2.66 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,818
Cooling need
915

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Hagerstown'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.

1890s
3
1900s
27
1910s
25
1920s
24
1930s
32
1940s
24
1950s
30
1960s
25
1970s
25
1980s
32
1990s
50
2000s
21
2010s
26
2020s
22

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 39.8°F 22.3°F 31.1°F 3.23 in
February 43.5°F 24.7°F 34.1°F 2.66 in
March 52.9°F 31.7°F 42.3°F 3.90 in
April 65.0°F 41.2°F 53.1°F 3.87 in
May 74.1°F 53.0°F 63.6°F 4.31 in
June 82.6°F 61.6°F 72.1°F 3.43 in
July 86.2°F 66.4°F 76.3°F 3.66 in
August 85.1°F 64.9°F 75.0°F 3.66 in
September 78.2°F 56.1°F 67.1°F 4.80 in
October 66.1°F 44.7°F 55.4°F 3.42 in
November 53.8°F 34.3°F 44.1°F 2.92 in
December 44.0°F 27.3°F 35.7°F 3.69 in

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