Quantico weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Quantico, Maryland: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Salisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport, 22 km from Quantico; records cover 1906–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.5 in1206 mm
- Snow a year
- 8 in20 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,210
- Cooling degree days
- 1,300
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 11°−12° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Quantico in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 2.5 in6.4 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2002)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 876
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Quantico in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 3 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1930)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 736
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Quantico in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 614
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Quantico in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1915)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 319
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Quantico in May
Highs average 74°24° and lows 53°12°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1911)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 122
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Quantico in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 248
Quantico in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 42°6° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 400
Quantico in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 66°19°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1918)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 337
Quantico in September
Highs average 80°26° and lows 60°16°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1932)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 171
Quantico in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 235
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Quantico in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1950)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 505
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Quantico in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 31°0°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1998)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 757
- Cooling degree days
- 0