Hot-summer humid continental
Paramount-Long Meadow, Maryland
Washington County, Maryland · Population 2.7k · 597 ft elevation
Living in Paramount-Long Meadow
Paramount-Long Meadow 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 (31″ 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.
Paramount-Long Meadow at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $341k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,421/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 10.0″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 8.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 6.0″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°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″ | 1.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 3.7″ | 5.5″ | 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