University Park, MD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BELTSVILLE, MD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit University Park
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of University Park
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