Humid subtropical
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland · Population 69k · 502 ft elevation
Living in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Gaithersburg at a glance
- Population
- 69k
- Elevation
- 502 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,674 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $485k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,008/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 216 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,047 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 10.6″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 7.9″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 6.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 3.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 6.3″ | 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