Ocean City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Ocean City is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with June and July close behind. Ocean City averages about 2,368 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 104 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,368
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 1,259 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈20 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Ocean City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ocean City is September, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 86 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ocean City?
Ocean City gets a moderate 2,368 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate September (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #254 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,259 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 86 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 87 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 104 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| April | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 95 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 91 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 109 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 124 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 123 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 74 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 104 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 123 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| November | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 96 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| December | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 117 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Ocean City by month
The sea off Ocean City is warmest in July at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in February at 6°C / 43°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Atlantic City United States · 136 km · best in Sep · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Baltimore United States · 165 km · best in Oct · 2,241 h sun/yr
- Philadelphia United States · 174 km · best in May · 2,267 h sun/yr
- Newport News United States · 178 km · best in May · 2,431 h sun/yr
- Norfolk United States · 184 km · best in May · 2,437 h sun/yr
- Richmond United States · 212 km · best in Apr · 2,401 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Salisbury United States · 34 km · 2,368 h sun/yr · best in May
- Dover United States · 96 km · 2,266 h sun/yr · best in May
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