La Plata, MD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MECHANICSVILLE 5 NE, MD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
La Plata has an annual average temperature of 55.2°F with about 48.1 inches of precipitation per year and 15.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.87 in) and February the driest (2.97 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit La Plata
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →50 of 366 (13.7%) of La Plata'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 | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 38 | |
| 1980s | 102 | |
| 1990s | 82 | |
| 2000s | 69 | |
| 2010s | 50 | |
| 2020s | 25 |
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 | 44.2°F | 24.8°F | 34.5°F | 3.29 in | 5.0 in | 10 |
| February | 47.6°F | 26.2°F | 36.9°F | 2.97 in | 6.2 in | 9 |
| March | 55.9°F | 32.6°F | 44.2°F | 4.24 in | 1.8 in | 10 |
| April | 67.3°F | 42.5°F | 54.9°F | 3.31 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| May | 73.7°F | 52.0°F | 62.9°F | 4.32 in | — | 11 |
| June | 81.5°F | 60.9°F | 71.2°F | 4.19 in | — | 10 |
| July | 85.3°F | 65.9°F | 75.6°F | 4.57 in | — | 10 |
| August | 83.3°F | 64.2°F | 73.8°F | 4.84 in | — | 9 |
| September | 76.7°F | 57.7°F | 67.2°F | 4.87 in | — | 9 |
| October | 66.1°F | 45.7°F | 55.9°F | 4.18 in | — | 8 |
| November | 57.3°F | 35.5°F | 46.4°F | 3.34 in | — | 8 |
| December | 48.1°F | 28.6°F | 38.3°F | 3.99 in | 2.0 in | 9 |
Climate twins of La Plata
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).