Rising Sun, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OCTORARO LAKE, PA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,148
Cooling need
708

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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

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