Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:40 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:21 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 30°F44 in of rain a yearwettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days20 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Annapolis Naf station, 3 mi away; snow from Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw
Parks and public landsPeninsula Parkpark · under a mileAnnapolis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.5 miJonas Green State Parkstate park · 3.7 miEllen O Moyer Nature Park At Back Creekpark · 1.4 miSandy Point State Parkstate park · 6.6 miMatapeakestate park · 7.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAnne Arundel County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025227 of 259 days measured30 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anne Arundel County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Annapolisserves 35,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation31 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLuminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center4.1 miPost officeEastport Post Office1.7 miTown hallHighland Beach Town Hall1.4 miPoliceAnne Arundel County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationAnnapolis Neck Fire Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherElementaryHillsmere Elementary Schoolright hereSchoolSaint Annes Day School of Annapolisunder a mileElementaryGeorgetown East Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint John's College2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI19 miInterstateI-5953.9 miUS highwayUS 503.9 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI21 miCoachAnnapolisFlixBus2.5 miTransit13 stops within a mileAnnapolis TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21404 ZIP area.
