Hot-summer humid continental
La Vale, Maryland
Allegany County, Maryland · Population 4.4k · 784 ft elevation
Living in La Vale
La Vale has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
La Vale at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,542 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $171k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $923/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 8.2″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 7.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 6.8″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 0.5″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 5.4″ | 134 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