Indian Head weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Indian Head, Maryland: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Quantico Mcas, 17 km from Indian Head; records cover 1945–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 41 in1042 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in31 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 29
- First fall freeze
- Nov 7
- Heating degree days
- 4,002
- Cooling degree days
- 1,511
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Indian Head in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 882
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Indian Head in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2009)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 718
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Indian Head in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 37°3°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1990)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 571
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Indian Head in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 47°8°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1990)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 256
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Indian Head in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 57°14°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1991)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 79
- Cooling degree days
- 114
Indian Head in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 66°19°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 300
Indian Head in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 71°22°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 445
Indian Head in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 69°21°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1988)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Indian Head in September
Highs average 80°26° and lows 62°17°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 196
Indian Head in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 50°10°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 210
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Indian Head in November
Highs average 58°14° and lows 39°4°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1971)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 495
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Indian Head in December
Highs average 49°9° and lows 32°0°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 763
- Cooling degree days
- 0