Hot-summer humid continental
Hagerstown, Maryland
Washington County, Maryland · Population 43k · 551 ft elevation
Living in Hagerstown
Hagerstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ 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 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hagerstown at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $208k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,041/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 616 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,454 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 13.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 10.6″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 8.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 3.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 3.7″ | 13.6″ | 149 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