Owings Mills, MD climate
Owings Mills has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Owings Mills feels like
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Owings Mills 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° | 24° | 3.2" | 6.4" | 10 | 4 | 24° – 40° |
| February | 45° | 25° | 2.9" | 7.5" | 9 | 5 | 24° – 43° |
| March | 53° | 32° | 4.0" | 2.8" | 11 | 2 | 37° – 52° |
| April | 66° | 42° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 50° – 59° |
| May | 75° | 52° | 4.4" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 59° – 69° |
| June | 83° | 61° | 4.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| July | 87° | 66° | 4.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| August | 85° | 64° | 4.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 70° – 77° |
| September | 78° | 57° | 4.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 64° – 71° |
| October | 67° | 45° | 4.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53° – 62° |
| November | 55° | 35° | 3.7" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 39° – 50° |
| December | 46° | 28° | 3.8" | 2.5" | 10 | 2 | 28° – 48° |
| Year | 65° | 44° | 48.0" | 19.3" | 121 | 13 |
“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 Owings Mills
Owings Mills gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 121 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 13 days of the year.
About 220 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 2 and the first one by November 7. That leaves about 220 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 82% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Owings Mills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Owings Mills, 78% of that work is heating and 22% is cooling.
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.
Owings Mills and its neighbors
Owings Mills borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Reisterstown has the coldest January nights (23°) and Randallstown the hottest July afternoons (87°). Owings Mills’s January low is 24° and its July high 87°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Owings Mills’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 28° to 48°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Owings Mills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Owings Mills?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 24°.
What is the hottest month in Owings Mills?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 66°. About 18 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Owings Mills get?
About 19 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Owings Mills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 7, and the last spring frost by April 2.
What is the rainiest month in Owings Mills?
September, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Owings Mills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Baltimore Wash Intl Airport, MD (18 mi, snow) and Cylburn, MD (8 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.