Manchester, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MILLERS 4 NE, MD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Manchester has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 47.9 inches of precipitation per year and 34.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.11 in) and February the driest (2.94 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,818
Cooling need
732

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

109 of 366 (29.8%) of Manchester'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.

1980s
20
1990s
102
2000s
88
2010s
91
2020s
65

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 39.5°F 23.7°F 31.6°F 3.58 in 9.7 in 12
February 42.9°F 25.3°F 34.1°F 2.94 in 10.8 in 11
March 51.8°F 31.9°F 41.8°F 4.14 in 6.3 in 12
April 64.5°F 41.8°F 53.2°F 3.84 in 0.5 in 13
May 73.2°F 51.3°F 62.3°F 3.96 in 14
June 80.8°F 60.0°F 70.4°F 3.80 in 12
July 84.9°F 64.4°F 74.6°F 4.73 in 12
August 83.1°F 62.6°F 72.9°F 4.19 in 11
September 76.7°F 56.3°F 66.5°F 5.11 in 10
October 65.4°F 45.4°F 55.4°F 4.19 in 0.2 in 10
November 53.9°F 35.9°F 44.9°F 3.36 in 1.0 in 10
December 43.7°F 28.4°F 36.1°F 4.04 in 5.6 in 11

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