Hot-summer humid continental
Brunswick, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland · Population 8k · 282 ft elevation
Living in Brunswick
Brunswick has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Brunswick at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 282 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $349k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,139/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $116k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.07%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 524 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 11.9″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 9.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 29°F | 3.7″ | 10.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 4.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 4.9″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 3.5″ | 12.5″ | 150 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology