Moscow weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Moscow, Maryland: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Savage River Dam, 12 km from Moscow; records cover 1951–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 41.4 in1052 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 6,028
- Cooling degree days
- 511
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 3°−16° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Moscow in January
Highs average 36°2° and lows 20°−6°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1985)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 1142
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Moscow in February
Highs average 39°4° and lows 21°−6°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2018)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 972
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Moscow in March
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1989)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 840
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Moscow in April
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1976)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 480
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Moscow in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 47°8°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2000)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 234
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Moscow in June
Highs average 77°25° and lows 56°13°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1999)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 55
- Cooling degree days
- 97
Moscow in July
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°16°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1999)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 183
Moscow in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1999)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Moscow in September
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2002)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 121
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Moscow in OctoberThis month
Highs average 62°17° and lows 41°5°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1953)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 428
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Moscow in November
Highs average 50°10° and lows 32°0°, with 2.4 in62 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1961)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 722
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Moscow in December
Highs average 40°4° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1951)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1006
- Cooling degree days
- 0