Hot-summer humid continental
Hampstead, Maryland
Carroll County, Maryland · Population 6.3k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Hampstead
Hampstead has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°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 (34″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hampstead at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,761 hrs45th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $305k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,229/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.07%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Violent crime rate
- 222 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 492 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 3.6″ | 9.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 10.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 6.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 1.0″ | 183 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 5.6″ | 154 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