Thurmont, MD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CATOCTIN MTN PARK, MD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Thurmont has an annual average temperature of 53.4°F with about 48.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.0°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.32 in) and February the driest (3.02 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,851
Cooling need
678

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Thurmont'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.

1960s
7
1970s
53
1980s
63
1990s
105
2000s
106
2010s
32

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 38.9°F 23.0°F 31.0°F 3.77 in 10
February 42.4°F 24.5°F 33.4°F 3.02 in 9
March 51.8°F 31.4°F 41.6°F 4.43 in 12
April 65.2°F 42.3°F 53.8°F 4.02 in 12
May 73.1°F 52.1°F 62.6°F 4.88 in 14
June 79.8°F 60.2°F 70.0°F 4.21 in 12
July 83.6°F 64.7°F 74.1°F 3.71 in 12
August 81.3°F 63.3°F 72.3°F 4.03 in 12
September 74.9°F 57.5°F 66.2°F 5.32 in 12
October 65.1°F 46.2°F 55.6°F 4.09 in 11
November 53.5°F 35.9°F 44.7°F 3.66 in 11
December 43.0°F 28.2°F 35.6°F 3.49 in 10

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