Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:40 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:22 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 25°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days34 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Baltimore Wash Intl Ap station
Parks and public landsQueenstown Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 192 acresAndover Parkpark · 1.4 miPatapsco Valley Spstate park · 3.9 miFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrinenational monument · 7.7 miSevern Run Natural Environment Areastate park · 7.3 miPatuxent Research Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.5 mi · 12,837 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 201040 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBaltimore City, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured114 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baltimore (City) County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Baltimoreserves 1,600,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation138 ft42 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaltimore Washington Medical Center3.7 miPost officeLinthicum Heights Post Office2.0 miTown hallBaltimore City Hall8.7 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack P Glen Burnie1.5 miFire stationBaltimore Washington International Fire and Rescue Company 43under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 middle, 3 otherMiddleLindale Middle School1.6 miSchoolArundel Christian School1.7 miSchoolFerndale Early Education Center1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWIunder a mileInterstateI-195under a mileUS highwayUS 13.5 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI1.7 miLight railBWI Airport (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)under a mileCoachBaltimore (BWI Airport)BayRunner Shuttleunder a mileTransit19 stops within a mileMaryland Transit Administration (MTA), Anne Arundel TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21241 ZIP area.
