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Location and Climate

Calvert County, located 30 miles southeast of Washington, D.C., is bounded on the east by the scenic Chesapeake bay and on the west by the Patuxent River.

The county's location offers strategic geographic proximity to Baltimore, Annapolis and the PAX River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park and is accessible via major transportation networks including I-95, US 301, MD Routes 2,4, & 5, and Route 235, and the Port of Baltimore.

Yearly precipitation is 43.1 inches
Yearly snowfall is 19.4 inches
Summer temperature is 74.4 degrees F
Winter temperature is 36.4 degrees F
Duration of freeze-free period is 200 days

(Note: Data is based on 30 year averages. Source: Maryland State Office of Climatology.)