Westminster, MD Weather & Climate Normals
Westminster's real weather, in one number
Westminster, MD scores 47/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Westminster's hottest and coldest months
Westminster's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 30°F, a 44.3°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Westminster's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.02in | 8in |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.59in | 9.7in |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 3.71in | 5.2in |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.73in | 0.1in |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.88in | 0in |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 3.68in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.86in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.83in | 0in |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.86in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.13in | 0.6in |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 3.51in | 4.5in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Westminster at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Westminster
Westminster averages 44.11in of precipitation a year across roughly 128 days with measurable rain or snow, and 28.2in of snow a year.
Where Westminster ranks
Westminster ranks 2648 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 21 of 46 within MD. About 20,662 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Hanover 4 Sw, PA US, 13.3 miles from Westminster, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station