Hot-summer humid continental
Rising Sun, Maryland
Cecil County, Maryland · Population 2.8k · 390 ft elevation
Living in Rising Sun
Rising Sun has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rising Sun at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 390 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,762 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $289k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,183/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 108 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 683 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 5.0″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.9″ | 7.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 2.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 183 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 3.0″ | 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