#T1Bethesda
unincorporated, Montgomery County · 69,397 people3 days a year with an inch or more·Dalecarlia Rsvr station, 5 km
Bethesda, #1 on this list · Photo: westroopnerd · CC BY-SA 4.0Maryland rankings · Climate
Towns with the least snow in Maryland
Bethesda gets the least snow of Maryland’s 259 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 6 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Frostburg gets the most, about 72 inches; 224 of the 259 average under 30 inches.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
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Brentwood
Prince George's County · 3,828 people3 days a year with an inch or more·Dalecarlia Rsvr station, 14 km
#T1Brookmont
unincorporated, Montgomery County · 3,671 people3 days a year with an inch or more·Dalecarlia Rsvr station, 2 km
All 259 towns
Snow in a normal winter, least first. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied; 253 towns here share a station).
259 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
T113Marlboro Meadowsunincorporated, Prince George's County · 3,929 people4Upper Marlboro 3 NNW5.1 km
T113Marlboro Villageunincorporated, Prince George's County · 9,382 people4Upper Marlboro 3 NNW1.9 km
T113Peppermill Villageunincorporated, Prince George's County · 5,238 people4Upper Marlboro 3 NNW11.3 km
T225Fountainhead-Orchard Hillsunincorporated, Washington County · 6,567 people8Chambersburg 1 ESE28.3 km
A station’s normal can differ from the town’s own when the station sits higher or lower; each town’s Climate page names its station and checks it.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What part of Maryland gets the least amount of snow?
Among towns of 2,500+, the least snow falls in Bethesda (Montgomery County, about 6 in), Brentwood (Prince George's County, about 6 in), Brookmont (Montgomery County, about 6 in), on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at each town’s station.
Which Maryland town gets the most snow?
Frostburg (Allegany County), about 72 inches in a normal winter at the Frostburg 2 station. See the snowiest towns.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents (261 in Maryland) whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more; 2 have no station with a snow record. Smaller towns show their snow on their own Climate page.
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