Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:40 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:21 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a yearwettest month August19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days40 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Annapolis Police Brks station, 3 mi away; rain from Pasadena 2.6 Ese; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Parks and public landsJonas Green State Parkstate park · 4.0 miSullivans Cove Natural Areapark · 2.4 miTwin Oaks Parkpark · 2.6 miAnnapolis National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.1 miSevern Run Natural Environment Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 287 acresSandy Point State Parkstate park · 6.9 mi · 110 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201049 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201049 mi awaySource: 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
Elevation106 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLuminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center2.7 miPost officeSherwood Forest Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAnnapolis City Hall4.7 miPoliceAnne Arundel Community College Department of Public Safety and Police Facility2.6 miFire stationHerald Harbor Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSevern School - Lower1.8 miCollegeAnne Arundel Community College2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI12 miInterstateI-5952.9 miUS highwayUS 502.9 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI14 miRailODENTON MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)9.4 miCoachAnnapolisFlixBus4.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21412 ZIP area.