Rising Sun, MD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OCTORARO LAKE, PA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Rising Sun has an annual average temperature of 52.7°F with about 48.4 inches of precipitation per year and 18.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.17 in) and February the driest (2.86 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Rising Sun
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →63 of 366 (17.2%) of Rising Sun'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.
| 1970s | 6 | |
| 1980s | 86 | |
| 1990s | 123 | |
| 2000s | 72 | |
| 2010s | 46 | |
| 2020s | 33 |
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 | 38.6°F | 22.2°F | 30.4°F | 3.46 in | 5.0 in | 11 |
| February | 41.6°F | 23.0°F | 32.3°F | 2.86 in | 7.1 in | 10 |
| March | 50.5°F | 30.9°F | 40.7°F | 4.24 in | 2.6 in | 11 |
| April | 63.1°F | 39.9°F | 51.5°F | 3.79 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| May | 72.3°F | 50.3°F | 61.3°F | 3.56 in | — | 12 |
| June | 80.4°F | 59.8°F | 70.1°F | 4.45 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.6°F | 64.9°F | 74.8°F | 4.53 in | — | 11 |
| August | 82.8°F | 63.0°F | 72.9°F | 4.72 in | — | 10 |
| September | 75.9°F | 55.7°F | 65.8°F | 5.17 in | — | 9 |
| October | 64.7°F | 43.7°F | 54.2°F | 4.14 in | — | 9 |
| November | 53.0°F | 33.2°F | 43.1°F | 3.37 in | 0.3 in | 9 |
| December | 43.1°F | 26.8°F | 34.9°F | 4.13 in | 3.0 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Rising Sun
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).