Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:43 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:24 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F41 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 16 days23 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockville 1 Ne station, 9 mi away; snow from Clarksburg 2.1 Ne
Nearby landmarksBlack Hillpeak · 3.7 miClopper Lakelake · 2.8 miLake Nirvanalake · 3.1 miMontgomery College - Germantown Campuscollege · 4.7 miHunting Hillpeak · 6.5 miThe Universities at Shady Grovecollege · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSeneca Creek Spstate park · 1.4 miSeneca Creek State Parkstate park · 2.8 miSouth Germantown Rec Parkpark · under a mile · 106 acresCedar Creek Lppark · 1.6 miStrider Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 239 acresISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildlandsstate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 457 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201011 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMontgomery County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025299 of 360 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, MD
Drinking waterWashington Suburban Sanitary Commissionserves 1,900,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation368 ft112 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Germantown Hospital4.6 miPost officeGermantown Post Office3.4 miTown hallGaithersburg City Hall5.9 miPoliceMontgomery County Police Department3.8 miFire stationMontgomery County Fire and Rescue Station 22 - Kingsview2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolButler Montessori School1.1 miElementarySpark M Matsunaga Elementary School1.3 miSchoolLongview School1.3 miCollegeMontgomery College - Germantown Campus4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD15 miInterstateI-2704.0 miUS highwayUS 1513 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV9.0 miRailGERMANTOWN MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)3.2 miCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus7.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20875 ZIP area.
