Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:42 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, 4 mi away; snow from Clarksburg 2.1 Ne
Nearby landmarksLake Whetstonelake · 1.5 miLake Walkerlake · 1.6 miHunting Hillpeak · 4.1 miThe Universities at Shady Grovecollege · 3.4 miMontgomery College - Germantown Campuscollege · 3.7 miBlack Hillpeak · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMetropolitan Grove Parkpark · under a mileVictory Farms Stream Valley Parkpark · 1.1 miSeneca Creek Spstate park · 3.8 miStrider Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 239 acresSeneca Creek State Parkstate park · 7.2 miMatthew Henson Spstate park · 8.5 miSource: 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 201014 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201635 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
Elevation477 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center3.2 miPost officeGaithersburg Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGaithersburg City Hallunder a milePoliceGaithersburg Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGaithersburg - Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department - Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolSaint Martin of Tours Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementaryGaithersburg Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighGaithersburg High Schoolunder a mileCollegeThe Universities at Shady Grove3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD19 miInterstateI-270under a mileUS highwayUS 2913 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV5.3 miRailGAITHERSBURG MARC ebMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)under a mileCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus2.8 miTransit112 stops within a mileRide On, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20897 ZIP area.
