Taneytown, MD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,028
Cooling need
720

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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

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