Chevy Chase Section Five weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Chevy Chase Section Five, Maryland: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Washington Reagan National Airport, 16 km from Chevy Chase Section Five; records cover 1872–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 41.8 in1062 mm
- Snow a year
- 14 in35 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 16
- Heating degree days
- 3,770
- Cooling degree days
- 1,737
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Chevy Chase Section Five in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2024)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1881)
- Heating degree days
- 854
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chevy Chase Section Five in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 32°0°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation and 5 in13 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1930)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 699
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chevy Chase Section Five in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 39°4°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1873)
- Heating degree days
- 544
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Chevy Chase Section Five in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 48°9°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1915)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 236
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Chevy Chase Section Five in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 58°14°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1991)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 63
- Cooling degree days
- 132
Chevy Chase Section Five in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 68°20°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1897)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 343
Chevy Chase Section Five in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 72°22°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Chevy Chase Section Five in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 71°22°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1918)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1890)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 446
Chevy Chase Section Five in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1881)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1904)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 238
Chevy Chase Section Five in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 52°11°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1873)
- Heating degree days
- 175
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Chevy Chase Section Five in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 42°5°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1974)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 455
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Chevy Chase Section Five in December
Highs average 49°9° and lows 35°1°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1998)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1880)
- Heating degree days
- 724
- Cooling degree days
- 0