Climate · Pylesville

Pylesville, MD climate

Pylesville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, 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 decade
July high
86°
92nd coolest of 536 Maryland towns
January low
23°
68th coldest of 536 Maryland towns
Rain + melted snow
47 in
35th wettest of 536 Maryland towns
Snow a winter
29 in
109th snowiest of 508 Maryland towns
A normal year

What a year in Pylesville feels like

Winter

43° / 25°
Typical high / low · 8 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

63° / 41°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 3

Summer

84° / 63°
Typical high / low · 37 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

66° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 6
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Pylesville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January40°23°3.3" 8.7"98 23° – 39°
February43°24°2.7" 9.9"89 22° – 41°
March52°31°4.2" 4.3"104 35° – 51°
April64°41°3.7" 0.5"100 48° – 57°
May74°51°3.9" 0110 58° – 68°
June82°60°4.5" 0100 68° – 76°
July86°65°4.7" 0100 72° – 79°
August84°63°4.1" 080 70° – 76°
September78°56°4.9" 080 64° – 71°
October66°45°4.2" 0.3"80 51° – 62°
November55°35°3.3" 0.7"81 38° – 49°
December45°27°3.9" 4.4"94 29° – 46°
Year64°43°47.3"28.8"10925

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Pylesville

Pylesville gets 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 109 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 25 days of the year.

47 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 79% of U.S. towns
29 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 56% of U.S. towns
25 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 54% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.9"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
9.9"
Frost & the growing season

About 217 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 3 and the first one by November 6. That leaves about 217 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 81% of U.S. towns.

106
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
37
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Pylesville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pylesville, 79% of that work is heating and 21% is cooling.

79%heating
4,736 heating degree daysLess heating than 71% of U.S. towns
1,278 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 72% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How Pylesville compares

Summer heat86° July high
Hotter than 60% of U.S. towns92nd coolest of 536 Maryland towns
Winter cold23° January low
Milder than 65% of U.S. towns68th coldest of 536 Maryland towns
Precipitation47" a year
Wetter than 79% of U.S. towns35th wettest of 536 Maryland towns
Snow29" a winter
Snowier than 56% of U.S. towns109th snowiest of 508 Maryland towns
Growing season217 frost-free days
Longer than 81% of U.S. towns118th longest of 536 Maryland towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Pylesville averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.2°). The shift is larger than in 86% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.6° now 34°, was 31°
🌷 Spring+1.5° now 52°, was 51°
☀️ Summer+1.5° now 74°, was 72°
🍂 Fall+1.5° now 56°, was 54°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pylesville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 22° to 41°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Pylesville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Pylesville?

January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 23°.

What is the hottest month in Pylesville?

July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 65°. About 37 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Pylesville get?

About 29 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.

When is the first frost in Pylesville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 6, and the last spring frost by April 3.

What is the rainiest month in Pylesville?

September, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pylesville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at New Park, PA (7 mi, snow) and Conowingo Dam, MD (12 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.

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