Humid subtropical
Drum Point, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland · Population 3.2k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Drum Point
Drum Point has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Drum Point at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,957 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $383k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,714/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $133k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 45 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 3.9″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 6.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.3″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 251 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 57°F | 3.7″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 71°F | 4.5″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 69°F | 4.7″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.3″ | 171 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