Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Damascus, MD. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Damascus runs mild on average — a 59° high and 38° low — but the date has a wild range. Just two years ago in 2023, it hit 85°, while 1995 saw a brutal 23° low. Rain is unlikely today, with only an 18% chance of any precipitation.
Damascus has seen it all over the past three decades: a scorching 100° in July 2011 and a bone-chilling -12° in January 1994, a 112-degree swing between extremes. Hurricane Sandy delivered the wettest single day on record — 5.45 inches on October 29, 2012 — while a January 2016 blizzard dumped a remarkable 24 inches of snow.
Damascus follows a classic mid-Atlantic pattern: summers peak in late July with average highs of 86°, while mid-January is the coldest stretch at just 37°. The wettest stretch of the year falls in early September, averaging 1.42 inches per week — worth keeping in mind for late-summer travel plans. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable conditions, with April and October both averaging highs in the mid-60s.