Little Orleans, MD climate
Little Orleans has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Little Orleans feels like
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Little Orleans weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 23° | 2.7" | 8.2" | 13 | 11 | 23° – 40° |
| February | 44° | 24° | 2.1" | 7.7" | 11 | 10 | 24° – 43° |
| March | 53° | 30° | 3.2" | 6.8" | 12 | 5 | 35° – 52° |
| April | 66° | 40° | 3.5" | 0.1" | 13 | 0 | 49° – 58° |
| May | 75° | 49° | 4.3" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 56° – 69° |
| June | 83° | 58° | 4.0" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 66° – 73° |
| July | 87° | 62° | 3.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| August | 86° | 60° | 3.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| September | 79° | 53° | 3.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63° – 71° |
| October | 67° | 42° | 3.0" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 51° – 60° |
| November | 55° | 33° | 2.7" | 0.5" | 9 | 1 | 38° – 50° |
| December | 44° | 26° | 3.0" | 5.4" | 11 | 7 | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 65° | 42° | 39.2" | 28.7" | 136 | 33 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Little Orleans
Little Orleans gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 136 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 33 days of the year.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first one by October 21. That leaves about 180 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Little Orleans
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Little Orleans, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Little Orleans compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Little Orleans averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.4°). The shift is larger than in 50% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Little Orleans’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 26° to 45°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Little Orleans’s climate
What is the coldest month in Little Orleans?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Little Orleans?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 62°. About 19 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Little Orleans get?
About 29 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Little Orleans?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 21, and the last spring frost by April 23.
What is the rainiest month in Little Orleans?
May, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Little Orleans itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cumberland 2, MD (19 mi, snow) and Cacapon St Pk #2, WV (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.