Climateby Month

Ocean City, MD climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 4 ft elevation

Ocean City has warm and oppressively humid summers and chilly winters. Highs peak at 84°F in July and fall to 45°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 10 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 10 in a year. By our comfort score the best months are May and October.

Warmest month
84°F
July normal high
Coldest month
28°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
130
42.6 in of precipitation
Snow a year
10.2 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Ocean City?

Normal highs range from 45°F in January to 84°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 45°F (7°C), low 28°F (-2°C) 45° 28° February: normal high 47°F (8°C), low 29°F (-2°C) March: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 35°F (2°C) April: normal high 62°F (17°C), low 44°F (7°C) May: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 53°F (12°C) June: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 63°F (17°C) July: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 68°F (20°C) 84° 68° August: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 67°F (19°C) September: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 61°F (16°C) October: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 49°F (9°C) November: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 39°F (4°C) December: normal high 50°F (10°C), low 32°F (0°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Ocean City?

August has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 43 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 12 wet days May: 12 wet days June: 11 wet days July: 11 wet days August: 12 wet days 12 September: 10 wet days October: 10 wet days November: 10 wet days 10 December: 11 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 10.2 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 2.8 in of snow February: 3.6 in of snow 3.6 March: 1.2 in of snow April: 0.1 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.0 in of snow December: 2.5 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Ocean City?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 25 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 4 muggy days June: 16 muggy days July: 25 muggy days 25 August: 23 muggy days September: 14 muggy days October: 4 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Wallops Flight Facility Airport, 35 mi SW of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June.

January: 9.8 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.3 hours of daylight June: 14.8 hours of daylight 14.8 July: 14.5 hours of daylight August: 13.6 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.6 hours of daylight 9.6 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Ocean City, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 45°F28°F 3.4 in11 2.8 in 0 9.8 h
February 47°F29°F 3.0 in10 3.6 in 0 10.8 h
March 52°F35°F 3.9 in11 1.2 in 0 12.0 h
April 62°F44°F 3.0 in12 0.1 in 0 13.2 h
May 70°F53°F 3.8 in12 0.0 in 4 14.3 h
June 79°F63°F 3.3 in11 0.0 in 16 14.8 h
July 84°F68°F 3.8 in11 0.0 in 25 14.5 h
August 83°F67°F 3.8 in12 0.0 in 23 13.6 h
September 77°F61°F 3.9 in10 0.0 in 14 12.4 h
October 68°F49°F 4.0 in10 0.0 in 4 11.2 h
November 58°F39°F 3.2 in10 0.0 in 0 10.1 h
December 50°F32°F 3.6 in11 2.5 in 0 9.6 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Ocean City

By our comfort score, the best months are May and October.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 361611
Feb 41268
Mar 50472
Apr 631060
May 671161
Jun 60663
Jul 53266
Aug 52253
Sep 61951
Oct 641450
Nov 50551
Dec 40275

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Ocean City

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 7, and the first fall frost around Nov 2, leaving 209 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Ocean City
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 7after Apr 23
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 2before Oct 20
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 26after Apr 7
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 14before Nov 1
Frost-free season209 daysunder 187 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Ocean City Muni Airport (USW00093786), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Maryland.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 102°F (August 8, 2007); the lowest was -9°F (January 30, 2014).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain and frost dates: Ocean City Muni Airport (USW00093786), 2.9 mi SW of the city center, 12 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Snow Hill 4 N (USC00188380), 17 mi WSW of the city center, 30 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Dover AFB (USW00013707), 59 mi NNW of the city center, 23 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Wallops Flight Facility Airport (724020-93739), 35 mi SW of the city center, 32 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error