University Park, MD

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

University Park has an annual average temperature of 55.8°F with about 44 inches of precipitation per year and 15.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.51 in) and February the driest (2.40 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,359
Cooling need
1,065

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of University Park'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.

1940s
48
1950s
60
1960s
35
1970s
38
1980s
33
1990s
59
2000s
38
2010s
33
2020s
22

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 42.7°F 25.3°F 34.0°F 2.87 in 5.7 in 10
February 45.5°F 27.0°F 36.3°F 2.40 in 5.0 in 9
March 53.4°F 34.1°F 43.7°F 3.72 in 2.5 in 10
April 65.3°F 43.8°F 54.5°F 3.28 in 0.1 in 11
May 74.2°F 53.6°F 63.9°F 4.27 in 11
June 83.0°F 63.0°F 73.0°F 4.23 in 10
July 87.1°F 67.6°F 77.4°F 4.51 in 10
August 85.6°F 66.1°F 75.8°F 3.88 in 9
September 79.2°F 59.4°F 69.3°F 4.42 in 9
October 67.8°F 46.8°F 57.3°F 4.04 in 9
November 56.7°F 36.7°F 46.7°F 2.92 in 0.2 in 8
December 46.8°F 29.8°F 38.3°F 3.48 in 2.3 in 10

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