Nanticoke Acres has mild winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Nanticoke Acres at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Nanticoke Acres’s climate
Read from where Nanticoke Acres sits among Maryland’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
What a year in Nanticoke Acres feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with Nanticoke Acres’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
222 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 2 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 10.
About 8" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 73% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 31 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 88°.
The nicest months are April, May, June, September and October. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →8 inches of snow, 45 of rain and melt
August is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 122 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Nanticoke Acres averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.8°).
A bigger shift than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
About 222 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 2 and the first by November 10.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Nanticoke Acres and its neighbors
Nanticoke has the coldest January nights next door (29°) and Nanticoke the hottest July afternoons (88°). Tap a town to see its climate.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
How Nanticoke Acres compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Maryland.
Nanticoke Acres 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 | 46° | 29° | 3.4" | 2.5" | 11 | 2 | 31° – 44° |
| February | 48° | 30° | 2.9" | 3.4" | 10 | 1 | 28° – 46° |
| March | 55° | 36° | 4.0" | 1.0" | 12 | 1 | 41° – 54° |
| April | 66° | 46° | 3.4" | 0.2" | 11 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| May | 75° | 55° | 3.7" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 60° – 71° |
| June | 83° | 65° | 4.1" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 4.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 75° – 83° |
| August | 86° | 68° | 4.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74° – 81° |
| September | 80° | 62° | 4.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 51° | 3.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| November | 58° | 40° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44° – 54° |
| December | 50° | 33° | 3.6" | 0.9" | 11 | 1 | 32° – 52° |
| Year | 67° | 49° | 45.2" | 8.0" | 122 | 4 |
Heating and cooling a home in Nanticoke Acres
73% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 32° to 52°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Nanticoke Acres’s climate
What is the coldest month in Nanticoke Acres?
January, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 29°.
What is the hottest month in Nanticoke Acres?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 70°. About 31 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Nanticoke Acres get?
About 8 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Nanticoke Acres?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 10, and the last spring frost by April 2.
What is the rainiest month in Nanticoke Acres?
August, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Nanticoke Acres.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Nanticoke Acres itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Airport, MD (22 mi, snow) and Salisbury 2n, MD (20 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. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.