Hagerstown weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Hagerstown is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with July and June close behind. Hagerstown averages about 2,175 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 94 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,175
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 1,124 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 40k
- Elevation
- 211 m

When is the best time to visit Hagerstown?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hagerstown is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hagerstown?
Hagerstown gets a moderate 2,175 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate August (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #331 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,124 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 69 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 68 mm | 2 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 83 mm | 4 |
| April | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 94 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 6 |
| June | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 112 mm | 7 |
| July | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 107 mm | 7 |
| August | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 94 mm | 7 |
| September | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 112 mm | 5 |
| October | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 101 mm | 4 |
| November | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 77 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 90 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Washington United States · 88 km · best in Aug · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Harrisburg United States · 98 km · best in May · 2,080 h sun/yr
- Baltimore United States · 109 km · best in Oct · 2,241 h sun/yr
- Latrobe United States · 156 km · best in Aug · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Charlottesville United States · 186 km · best in Apr · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Philadelphia United States · 213 km · best in May · 2,267 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Altoona United States · 83 km · 1,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Johnstown United States · 116 km · 1,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- State College United States · 127 km · 2,007 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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