Hot-summer humid continental
Westminster, Maryland
Carroll County, Maryland · Population 20k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Westminster
Westminster has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Westminster at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,761 hrs45th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $318k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,410/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.23%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Violent crime rate
- 212 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,702 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 8.0″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 9.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.7″ | 5.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.6″ | 183 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 4.5″ | 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