Salisbury, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALISBURY, MD US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Salisbury has an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with about 48 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.26 in) and February the driest (3.19 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,558
Cooling need
1,290

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Salisbury'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.

1900s
11
1910s
63
1920s
40
1930s
53
1940s
38
1950s
28
1960s
27
1970s
22
1980s
16
1990s
29
2000s
29
2010s
10

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 47.4°F 29.3°F 38.4°F 3.58 in 11
February 50.4°F 30.4°F 40.4°F 3.19 in 9
March 57.8°F 36.7°F 47.3°F 4.20 in 11
April 68.9°F 46.2°F 57.5°F 3.57 in 11
May 77.0°F 55.1°F 66.0°F 3.72 in 10
June 84.5°F 64.6°F 74.6°F 4.32 in 10
July 88.6°F 69.7°F 79.2°F 4.83 in 10
August 86.3°F 67.6°F 77.0°F 5.26 in 10
September 80.9°F 61.5°F 71.2°F 4.33 in 8
October 70.7°F 50.0°F 60.3°F 3.93 in 9
November 60.1°F 40.4°F 50.2°F 3.41 in 9
December 51.7°F 32.9°F 42.3°F 3.67 in 11

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