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The average temperature in Gaithersburg over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Gaithersburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 56% in October, the driest month, to 62% in May, the wettest. Winds in Gaithersburg are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Gaithersburg come in July, when the sky is typically 39% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 55%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | -1°C | -1°C | 58% | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| February | 7°C | 2°C | 2°C | 62% | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| March | 11°C | 4°C | 6°C | 59% | 46% | 3.3 m/s | 15 | 0 | 43 |
| April | 17°C | 9°C | 13°C | 59% | 48% | 3.0 m/s | 38 | 7 | 60 |
| May | 21°C | 14°C | 20°C | 62% | 55% | 2.4 m/s | 58 | 22 | 57 |
| June | 27°C | 19°C | 27°C | 57% | 42% | 2.3 m/s | 50 | 48 | 25 |
| July | 30°C | 22°C | 31°C | 58% | 39% | 1.9 m/s | 17 | 53 | 4 |
| August | 28°C | 21°C | 29°C | 61% | 43% | 1.8 m/s | 34 | 56 | 10 |
| September | 24°C | 17°C | 24°C | 61% | 45% | 1.9 m/s | 62 | 40 | 37 |
| October | 19°C | 11°C | 17°C | 56% | 45% | 2.1 m/s | 55 | 13 | 67 |
| November | 12°C | 5°C | 8°C | 59% | 40% | 2.4 m/s | 17 | 1 | 49 |
| December | 6°C | 2°C | 2°C | 61% | 51% | 2.4 m/s | 1 | 0 | 23 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Gaithersburg has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Gaithersburg has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Gaithersburg has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Gaithersburg has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Gaithersburg has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Gaithersburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 56% in October, the driest month, to 62% in May, the wettest.
Winds in Gaithersburg are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
The average temperature in Gaithersburg over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.