Your seasonal context
Understand the place before the date.
The 20813 area uses a representative location near 39.144°, -77.208°. In the nearby historical climate grid, July is the warmest month on average (25.6°C), while January is the coolest (-0.4°C). May has the highest mean daily precipitation (3.88 mm).
Monthly mean temperatures are below freezing in January. Outdoor planting during those months needs a separate protected-growing assessment. Summer squash are frost sensitive: confirm local frost guidance and suitable soil conditions before sowing or transplanting.
Light at your latitude
At 39.144° N, the length of the day changes independently of temperature. Compare the middle of three seasons when planning your garden.
Geometric daylight estimate from latitude and solar declination, rounded to 0.1 hour. This is time above a flat horizon, excluding atmospheric refraction, hills, buildings and cloud cover. It is not the direct-sun exposure of your bed. About solar-position calculations.
| Month | Mean air temperature | Mean precipitation / day |
|---|---|---|
| January | -0.4°C (31°F) | 2.11 mm |
| February | 0.8°C (33°F) | 2.38 mm |
| March | 5.6°C (42°F) | 2.60 mm |
| April | 12.1°C (54°F) | 3.12 mm |
| May | 17.6°C (64°F) | 3.88 mm |
| June | 22.7°C (73°F) | 3.85 mm |
| July | 25.6°C (78°F) | 3.50 mm |
| August | 24.9°C (77°F) | 3.06 mm |
| September | 20.8°C (69°F) | 3.60 mm |
| October | 13.7°C (57°F) | 3.20 mm |
| November | 7.0°C (45°F) | 2.58 mm |
| December | 1.9°C (35°F) | 2.81 mm |
NASA POWER regional grid, 0.5° latitude × 0.625° longitude. Grid center 39.000°, -77.500°. Monthly mean air temperature is neither a nightly low nor soil temperature. Rainfall averages do not set a watering schedule. Open the climate source.
Compare nearby places
Summer squash around 20813
Explore the closest listed postal areas by straight-line distance between their representative coordinates. A nearby garden may still have different soil, shelter or elevation.
| Postal area | Distance | Jan | Jul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda20813 · this area | — | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
| BethesdaMD 20827 | 0.0 km | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
| RockvilleMD 20848 | 0.0 km | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
| PotomacMD 20859 | 0.0 km | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
| GermantownMD 20875 | 0.0 km | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
| GaithersburgMD 20884 | 0.0 km | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
| BethesdaMD 20889 | 0.0 km | -0.4°C | 25.6°C |
Distances use GeoNames representative postal coordinates, which may be estimated; they are not driving distances. Nearby areas often share one NASA POWER grid cell, so identical climate values are expected. Differences shown here describe the climate grids, not a measured difference between individual gardens.
The growing checklist
Give summer squash a considered start.
Leave the room specified for your variety even when the seedlings look small. Check leaves and growing tips as part of your weekly walk through the garden.
- Choose a variety suited to your available space and compare its days to maturity with local seasonal guidance.
- Prepare the seedbed and follow the packet depth and spacing.
- Confirm a suitable frost-free window with your local forecast and gardening adviser.
- Inspect soil moisture and drainage in the actual bed. Regional rainfall averages cannot tell you whether roots need water today.
Read University of Minnesota Extension vegetable guidance. Its crop-care principles are useful here; its Minnesota planting dates are not applied to Maryland.
One small next step
Make a date to check your garden.
Choose your own reminder date after checking local advice. This is a personal planning prompt, not a calculated planting recommendation.
An .ics file works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook. Your chosen date stays in your browser until you download it.
What this postal area includes
Bethesda.
A ZIP area is a postal geography, not a neighborhood or municipal boundary. Place names may include multiple communities. The representative coordinates may be estimated. Nearby gardens can differ in elevation, shelter, slope and soil.
