Hot-summer humid continental
Damascus, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland · Population 17k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Damascus
Damascus has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Damascus at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $497k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,665/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $154k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 9.4″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 11.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 4.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.8″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 5.1″ | 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