Highland Beach, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANNAPOLIS NAF, MD US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Highland Beach has an annual average temperature of 57.7°F with about 44 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.14 in) and February the driest (2.38 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,882
Cooling need
1,257

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Climate change signal

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128 of 366 (35%) of Highland Beach'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.

1940s
39
1950s
72
1960s
8
2000s
67
2010s
126
2020s
54

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 43.1°F 29.8°F 36.5°F 2.84 in
February 45.2°F 31.5°F 38.4°F 2.38 in
March 53.1°F 38.3°F 45.7°F 3.80 in
April 63.7°F 47.2°F 55.4°F 3.38 in
May 73.0°F 57.3°F 65.1°F 3.15 in
June 81.5°F 67.7°F 74.6°F 4.04 in
July 86.0°F 71.9°F 79.0°F 4.94 in
August 83.7°F 70.5°F 77.1°F 4.27 in
September 77.4°F 64.8°F 71.1°F 5.14 in
October 67.1°F 52.2°F 59.7°F 4.04 in
November 56.2°F 42.3°F 49.3°F 3.03 in
December 47.2°F 34.1°F 40.6°F 2.98 in

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