Humid subtropical
Silver Spring, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland · Population 82k · 348 ft elevation
Living in Silver Spring
Silver Spring has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Silver Spring at a glance
- Population
- 82k
- Elevation
- 348 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,760 hrs44th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $619k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,899/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.091th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 5.7″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 5.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 2.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 2.3″ | 155 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