Maryland, United States
Baltimore
Baltimore is a city in Maryland, United States, close to the sea. It has a population of about 585,708 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now57°F
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Population585,708
Local time10:33
39.29° N, 76.61° WElevation 33 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
Postal codes21201–21203, 21205 …October: high / low68° / 50°
Rain this month101mm
Sea this month65°
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Baltimore at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:24 · 18:1910 h 55 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:23Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.7Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans DayNext concert10 DecThe Palmer Squares · Metro Baltimore
Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month88°F
Average high in July
Coolest month27°F
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
104 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
76 mm of rain
Warmest sea78°F
August
Monuments nearby10+
within 2 km
How Baltimore has grown
People living in the built-up area (449 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+26%897k in 1975 → 1.13M in 2025Weather in Baltimore
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
57°F
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 14 km/h · humidity 43%
Today22 Oct67°44°
Fri23 Oct62°48°
Sat24 Oct60°41°
Sun25 Oct62°42°
Mon26 Oct69°43°
Tue27 Oct65°50°
Wed28 Oct63°46°
Thu29 Oct67°50°
Fri30 Oct62°49°
Sat31 Oct59°40°
When to go to Baltimore
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 35 | 33 | 42 | 72 | 69 | 51 | 41 | 48 | 71 | 77 | 57 | 33 |
| High | 43° | 46° | 54° | 66° | 74° | 83° | 88° | 86° | 79° | 68° | 57° | 47° |
| Low | 27° | 29° | 36° | 46° | 55° | 65° | 70° | 68° | 62° | 50° | 39° | 32° |
| Rain (mm) | 76 | 77 | 101 | 92 | 108 | 101 | 104 | 94 | 103 | 101 | 79 | 90 |
| Wet days | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Sea | 38° | 36° | 40° | 47° | 58° | 68° | 76° | 78° | 74° | 65° | 53° | 44° |
What's on in Baltimore
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Baltimore
0.6 km
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryBuilt 1821
0.2 km
Baltimore City HallBuilt 1875
2 km
Green Mount CemeteryBuilt 1838
0.8 km
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerBuilt 1911
0.3 km
One Charles CenterBuilt 1962
0.9 km
Washington Monument, BaltimoreBuilt 1815
Museum0.8 km
Walters Art MuseumBuilt 1934
Museum1.8 km
National Museum of Railroad History & InnovationBuilt 1884More museums: Chesapeake · City of Baltimore Fire Museum · Eubie Blake National Jazz Center · History of the Inner Harbor Exhibit · Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum · USCGC Taney · USS Constellation · USS Torsk
Outdoors around Baltimore
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
National AquariumAquariums
0.7 kmMarine Mammal PavilionAquariums
0.8 kmElephant OverlookViewpoints
1 kmMovementClimbing
1 kmMount Pleasant Golf CourseGolf courses
1.2 kmThe Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreZoos · 322 ft
1.2 kmNature around Baltimore
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Baltimore
Earthquakes around Baltimore
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tropical storms · Baltimore
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 1 · 2 km
Cretaceous · 1
Formations around the town
Dinosaurs · 1Eubrontes
Universities and research institutes
Friends School of BaltimoreUniversity or college · founded 1784
St. Mary's Seminary and UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1791
University of Maryland, BaltimoreUniversity or college · founded 1807
Maryland Institute College of ArtUniversity or college · founded 1826
Baltimore City Public SchoolsUniversity or college · founded 1829
Loyola University MarylandUniversity or college · founded 1852
Morgan State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1867
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1873
Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1876
Coppin State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1900
Roland Park Country SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1900
University of Maryland ExtensionUniversity or college · founded 1914
University of BaltimoreUniversity or college · founded 1925
Baltimore City Community CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1947
Community College of Baltimore CountyUniversity or college · founded 1957
Institutes for Behavior ResourcesUniversity or college · founded 1960
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity or college · founded 1966
Johns Hopkins Center for Health SecurityUniversity or college · founded 1998
Hopkins Extreme Materials InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2012
Department of EmbryologyResearch institute · founded 1913
Friends Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1955
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer CenterResearch institute · founded 1973
Maryland Medical Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1974
National Institute on AgingResearch institute · founded 1974
Maryland Science CenterResearch institute · founded 1976
Space Telescope Science InstituteResearch institute · founded 1981
Institute of Marine and Environmental TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1985
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of BioethicsResearch institute · founded 1995
Packard CenterResearch institute · founded 1999
Center for Innovative MedicineResearch institute · founded 2004
Resphera BiosciencesResearch institute · founded 2014
Advanced Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation CenterResearch institute · founded 2016
PARADIMResearch institute · founded 2016
Johns Hopkins Materials Characterization and Processing FacilityResearch institute · founded 2023
Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS ResearchResearch institute
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science CenterResearch institute
National Transportation CenterResearch institute
Towns and villages around Baltimore
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Latrobe Homes1.3 kmFrederick Douglass Homes1.4 kmMount Clare1.8 kmBroadway-Orleans Homes1.9 kmButcher's Hill2.1 kmMount Royal2.5 kmGilmor Homes3.2 kmFulton3.4 kmHomestead3.7 kmWestport3.7 kmHighlandtown3.8 kmSpring Gardens3.8 kmCanton4.1 kmCalverton4.1 kmMount Winans4.2 kmWaverly4.3 kmCalverton Heights4.4 kmOrangeville4.6 kmWilhelm Park4.8 kmLakeland4.9 kmHampden4.9 kmMondawmin5.1 kmMorrell Park5.1 kmArmistead Homes5.1 kmClifford5.1 kmCarroll5.2 kmDorchester Heights5.3 kmColgate5.3 kmWalbrook5.5 kmArmistead Gardens5.5 kmWest Baltimore5.6 kmMasonville5.6 kmWoodberry5.6 kmTelevision Hill5.7 kmVioletville5.9 kmEdmondson Village6 kmHall Spring6.1 kmEvergreen6.2 kmO'Donnell Heights6.3 kmGardenville6.3 kmRognel Heights6.3 kmWindsor Hills6.5 kmFairfield6.5 kmFairfield Homes6.5 kmBeverly Hills6.5 kmColgate Creek6.5 kmBrooklyn6.7 kmHudson Heights6.8 kmBrooklyn Homes6.9 kmNorwood Heights6.9 kmMorgan Park6.9 kmMontebello Park6.9 kmGoodnow Hill7 kmMelvale7 kmForest Park7.2 kmGallagher Park7.2 kmBrooks Hill7.2 kmBeechfield7.2 kmBeaumont Park7.3 kmAnthonyville7.4 kmEast Brooklyn7.4 kmWaltherson7.6 kmBrooklyn Manor7.6 kmWest Forest Park7.6 kmTen Hills7.7 kmHunting Ridge7.7 kmWakefield7.8 kmDenmore Park7.9 kmNorth Bend8 kmVillage of Cross Keys8 kmGovanstown8.2 kmPimlico8.3 kmWetheredsville8.3 kmGwynn Oak8.4 kmHoward Park8.4 kmDickeyville8.5 kmBellview8.7 kmBelmar8.7 kmHamilton8.8 kmWest Arlington8.8 km
Baltimore from above
Around Baltimore32 places to see, do and reach nearby
Lake Roland, MarylandNature6.3 miGwynns FallsNature2.7 miHerbert RunNature6.4 miBread and Cheese CreekNature7.1 miDruid Lake, MarylandNature2.3 miLoch Raven ReservoirNature11 miReed Bird IslandNature3.3 miHart Miller IslandNature13 miBasilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryMonument0.3 miBaltimore City HallMonument0.1 miGreen Mount CemeteryMonument1.2 miEmerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerMonument0.5 miOne Charles CenterMonument0.2 miWashington Monument, BaltimoreMonument0.5 miBaltimore Penn StationMonument1.2 miUnited States Post Office and Courthouse, BaltimoreMonumentunder 0.1 miWalters Art MuseumMuseum0.5 miNational Museum of Railroad History & InnovationMuseum1.1 miAmerican Visionary Art MuseumMuseum0.8 miPeale MuseumMuseum0.1 miNational Slavic MuseumMuseum1.2 miCamden StationStation0.6 miBaltimore Penn StationStation1.2 miWest BaltimoreStation2.2 miInner Harbor–HarborplaceFerry port0.3 miNational AquariumFerry port0.4 miEllicott CityPlace10 miSevernPlace12 miOdentonPlace15 miOwings MillsPlace13 miRandallstownPlace11 miWoodlawnPlace6.6 mi
Postal codes
21201–21203212052121721230–2123121233212352124121263–2126421270212732127521278–2128121287–2129021297–21298
Getting to Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBWI
14 kmRonald Reagan Washington National AirportDCA
61 kmWashington Dulles International AirportIAD
82 kmCamden StationRailway station
1 kmBaltimore Penn StationRailway station
1.9 kmWest BaltimoreRailway station
3.5 kmInner Harbor–HarborplaceFerry port
0.5 kmNational AquariumFerry port
0.6 kmPlaces near Baltimore
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Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Baltimore?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Baltimore.
What is the hottest month in Baltimore?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88°F and lows of 70°F.
What is the coldest month in Baltimore?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 43°F and lows of 27°F.
What is the rainiest month in Baltimore?
July is the wettest month with about 4.1 in of precipitation on 14 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Baltimore?
The sea is warmest in August at about 78°F and coolest in February at about 36°F.
What is the postal code of Baltimore?
Baltimore has 25 postal codes: 21201–21203, 21205, 21217, 21230–21231, 21233, 21235, 21241, 21263–21264, 21270, 21273, 21275, 21278–21281 ….