Smithsburg, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SMITHSBURG 2NW, MD US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Smithsburg has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.1°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,241
Cooling need
651

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

80 of 366 (21.9%) of Smithsburg'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.

2000s
218
2010s
148

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 22.1°F 30.3°F in
February 42.1°F 22.4°F 32.3°F in
March 50.6°F 29.2°F 39.9°F in
April 63.4°F 38.8°F 51.1°F in
May 72.4°F 49.2°F 60.8°F in
June 81.3°F 58.6°F 70.0°F in
July 85.7°F 62.6°F 74.1°F in
August 83.8°F 60.9°F 72.3°F in
September 77.0°F 53.7°F 65.3°F in
October 65.5°F 42.0°F 53.7°F in
November 53.0°F 32.4°F 42.7°F in
December 43.3°F 25.8°F 34.5°F in
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