Hot-summer humid continental
Smithsburg, Maryland
Washington County, Maryland · Population 3.1k · 768 ft elevation
Living in Smithsburg
Smithsburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°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 (58″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Smithsburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 768 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $318k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $899/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 31 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 370 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 14.8″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 12.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 10.6″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 4.9″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.7″ | 15.6″ | 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