Hot-summer humid continental
Thurmont, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland · Population 6.4k · 515 ft elevation
Living in Thurmont
Thurmont 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 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Thurmont at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 515 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,675 hrs35th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $326k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,011/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.01%52th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 111 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 568 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 8.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 8.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 4.4″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 4.5″ | 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