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Driest Cities in Maryland

The top 25 of 40 Maryland cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Cumberland
39.2 in
2Gaithersburg
41.3 in
3Rockville
41.3 in
4Ocean City
42.6 in
5Frederick
43.5 in
6Hagerstown
43.6 in
7Baltimore
43.7 in
8Catonsville
43.7 in
9Dundalk
43.7 in
10Essex
43.7 in
11Owings Mills
43.7 in
12Randallstown
43.7 in
13Towson
43.7 in
14Annapolis
44.0 in
15College Park
44.0 in
16Greenbelt
44.0 in
17Silver Spring
44.0 in
18Westminster
44.1 in
19Bowie
45.0 in
20Crofton
45.0 in
21Ellicott City
45.0 in
22Glen Burnie
45.0 in
23Odenton
45.0 in
24Pasadena
45.0 in
25Severn
45.0 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Maryland”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maryland/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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