Taneytown, MD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EMMITSBURG 2 SE, MD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Taneytown has an annual average temperature of 53°F with about 46.6 inches of precipitation per year and 27.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.18 in) and February the driest (2.55 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Taneytown
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →59 of 366 (16.1%) of Taneytown'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.
| 1950s | 23 | |
| 1960s | 64 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 58 | |
| 1990s | 55 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 42 | |
| 2020s | 36 |
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 | 40.0°F | 22.3°F | 31.1°F | 3.50 in | 8.7 in | 9 |
| February | 42.8°F | 22.9°F | 32.9°F | 2.55 in | 8.8 in | 8 |
| March | 51.9°F | 29.8°F | 40.9°F | 4.19 in | 4.4 in | 10 |
| April | 64.0°F | 39.6°F | 51.8°F | 3.88 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| May | 72.4°F | 50.5°F | 61.4°F | 4.31 in | — | 13 |
| June | 80.8°F | 59.5°F | 70.1°F | 4.26 in | — | 11 |
| July | 85.4°F | 64.3°F | 74.8°F | 4.31 in | — | 11 |
| August | 83.6°F | 62.4°F | 73.0°F | 3.53 in | — | 10 |
| September | 77.0°F | 55.2°F | 66.1°F | 5.18 in | — | 9 |
| October | 65.9°F | 43.5°F | 54.7°F | 3.78 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| November | 54.4°F | 33.4°F | 43.9°F | 3.40 in | 0.8 in | 8 |
| December | 44.2°F | 27.1°F | 35.7°F | 3.76 in | 4.5 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Taneytown
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