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Maryland weather by city

VSWeather covers 202 cities and towns in Maryland, from Baltimore (population 577,193) down to Silver Hill (population 5,068). Sunshine runs close to the national norm, with 206 sunny days a year in the typical covered city against a median of 205 across the country. Winters are cool and summers warm: the typical city averages 35 °F in January and 78 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 119 days a year in the typical city, close to the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 26 °F in Frostburg to 38 °F in Salisbury. July averages run from 69 °F in Frostburg to 81 °F in Baltimore. Mount Rainier tops 90 °F on 45 days a year against 1 in Frostburg.

The sharpest climate contrast among Maryland's bigger cities is Baltimore against Germantown: Baltimore reaches 90 °F on 40 days a year against 18 in Germantown, and Germantown sees 95 freezing nights a year against 56 in Baltimore.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Maryland climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Cambridge 213 sunny days
  2. 2Lexington Park 212 sunny days
  3. 3California 212 sunny days
  4. 4Chesapeake Ranch Estates 212 sunny days
  5. 5Wildewood 212 sunny days
  6. 6Easton 211 sunny days
  7. 7Fruitland 211 sunny days
  8. 8Chesapeake Beach 210 sunny days
  9. 9Deale 210 sunny days
  10. 10Chestertown 210 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Frostburg 71 in of snow
  2. 2Ballenger Creek 33 in of snow
  3. 3Eldersburg 33 in of snow
  4. 4Spring Ridge 33 in of snow
  5. 5Linganore 33 in of snow
  6. 6Frederick 32 in of snow
  7. 7Clarksburg 32 in of snow
  8. 8Manchester 32 in of snow
  9. 9Damascus 32 in of snow
  10. 10Middletown 31 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Frostburg 161 wet days a year
  2. 2Cumberland 131 wet days a year
  3. 3Owings Mills 124 wet days a year
  4. 4Pikesville 124 wet days a year
  5. 5Reisterstown 124 wet days a year
  6. 6Cockeysville 124 wet days a year
  7. 7Mays Chapel 124 wet days a year
  8. 8Garrison 124 wet days a year
  9. 9Hampstead 124 wet days a year
  10. 10Towson 122 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Baltimore 59 °F average
  2. 2California 59 °F average
  3. 3Chesapeake Ranch Estates 59 °F average
  4. 4Wildewood 59 °F average
  5. 5Salisbury 59 °F average
  6. 6Lexington Park 59 °F average
  7. 7Parole 58 °F average
  8. 8Coral Hills 58 °F average
  9. 9Annapolis 58 °F average
  10. 10Suitland 58 °F average

Popular Maryland comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Maryland cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Maryland cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).