Hot-summer humid continental
St. James, Maryland
Washington County, Maryland · Population 4.6k · 449 ft elevation
Living in St. James
St. James has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
St. James at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 449 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $391k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,252/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 2.00th percentile
- Average commute
- 44 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
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 12.6″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 10.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 7.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 3.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 3.7″ | 12.7″ | 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