Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chevy Chase Heights features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -25 °C (-12 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1426 mm (56.1 inches) and receives 171 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chevy Chase Heights enjoys an average of 2651 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Chevy Chase Heights are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (30 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chevy Chase Heights experiences 76 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 95 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average high | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Average low | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (0°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Minimum | -25°C (-12°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Chevy Chase Heights, Pennsylvania, United States with other places around the world.
Chevy Chase Heights usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 16 rainy days and 142 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chevy Chase Heights are January, August and November. On average, 95 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97 (3.8) | 127 (5.0) | 108 (4.3) | 132 (5.2) | 158 (6.2) | 131 (5.2) | 136 (5.3) | 92 (3.6) | 123 (4.9) | 121 (4.7) | 96 (3.8) | 106 (4.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Chevy Chase Heights are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chevy Chase Heights: January, February and December receive an average of 3 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101 | 131 | 211 | 233 | 258 | 298 | 327 | 308 | 272 | 216 | 162 | 129 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 37m | 10h 39m | 11h 58m | 13h 19m | 14h 27m | 15h 1m | 14h 42m | 13h 42m | 12h 24m | 11h 4m | 9h 53m | 9h 18m |
Chevy Chase Heights experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chevy Chase Heights UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |