La Plata, MD Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in La Plata actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for La Plata, MD, the comfort score comes out to 49/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much La Plata's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in La Plata run from 35°F in Jan up to 76°F in Jul, a 41.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
La Plata, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 25°F | 3.29in | 5in |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 2.97in | 6.2in |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.24in | 1.8in |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 3.31in | 0.1in |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.32in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.19in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.57in | 0in |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.84in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 58°F | 4.87in | 0in |
| Oct | 66°F | 46°F | 4.18in | 0in |
| Nov | 57°F | 36°F | 3.34in | 0in |
| Dec | 48°F | 29°F | 3.99in | 2in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, and Oct are La Plata's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet La Plata actually gets
Over a typical year, La Plata sees about 48.11in of precipitation a year across roughly 115 days with measurable rain or snow, with 15.1in of snow a year.
La Plata against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, La Plata comes in at 2182; within MD alone it ranks 18 of 46. Population is about 11,374.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Mechanicsville 5 Ne, MD US, the NOAA station 13.6 miles from La Plata, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated