Vale Summit, MD climate
Vale Summit has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Vale Summit feels like
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Vale Summit 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 20° | 3.1" | 7.6" | 13 | 19° – 36° |
| February | 39° | 21° | 2.8" | 10.6" | 12 | 19° – 39° |
| March | 48° | 28° | 3.7" | 6.6" | 13 | 32° – 48° |
| April | 61° | 37° | 4.0" | 0.3" | 15 | 44° – 54° |
| May | 70° | 47° | 4.8" | 0 | 16 | 53° – 65° |
| June | 77° | 55° | 4.6" | 0 | 14 | 62° – 69° |
| July | 81° | 60° | 3.9" | 0 | 12 | 66° – 74° |
| August | 80° | 58° | 3.7" | 0 | 12 | 64° – 73° |
| September | 73° | 52° | 4.0" | 0 | 11 | 60° – 67° |
| October | 62° | 41° | 3.3" | 0 | 12 | 49° – 57° |
| November | 50° | 32° | 2.9" | 1.4" | 10 | 34° – 47° |
| December | 40° | 24° | 3.4" | 4.3" | 13 | 22° – 42° |
| Year | 60° | 40° | 44.0" | 30.8" | 153 |
“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 Vale Summit
Vale Summit gets 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 153 days a year.
About 171 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 18. That leaves about 171 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 59% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Vale Summit
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Vale Summit, 94% of that work is heating and 6% 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 Vale Summit 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 Vale Summit averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 62% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Vale Summit’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 22° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Vale Summit’s climate
What is the coldest month in Vale Summit?
January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Vale Summit?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 60°. About 1 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Vale Summit get?
About 31 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Vale Summit?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 18, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Vale Summit?
May, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 44 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Vale Summit itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cresaptown-bel Air 0.9 Sse, MD (4 mi, snow) and Frostburg 2, MD (3 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.