Laurel, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAUREL 3 W, MD US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Laurel has an annual average temperature of 57.1°F with about 47.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.70 in) and February the driest (2.73 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,104
Cooling need
1,257

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Laurel'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
24
1900s
43
1910s
21
1920s
19
1930s
48
1940s
18
1950s
37
1960s
25
1970s
18
1980s
33
1990s
48
2000s
21
2010s
11

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 42.7°F 26.1°F 34.4°F 3.46 in 9
February 46.1°F 28.0°F 37.0°F 2.73 in 9
March 54.8°F 34.8°F 44.8°F 4.20 in 10
April 67.0°F 44.9°F 55.9°F 3.80 in 10
May 75.5°F 55.3°F 65.4°F 4.41 in 11
June 84.2°F 64.5°F 74.4°F 4.38 in 10
July 88.6°F 69.4°F 79.0°F 4.17 in 10
August 87.1°F 67.9°F 77.5°F 3.80 in 8
September 80.0°F 61.2°F 70.6°F 4.70 in 9
October 68.5°F 49.7°F 59.1°F 4.41 in 9
November 57.1°F 38.6°F 47.8°F 3.52 in 8
December 47.0°F 31.4°F 39.2°F 3.93 in 10

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