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| Back to Maryland, United States. Do you have any pictures of this city? ![]() Planning a vacation? Current weather forecast for Essex, MD Elevation: 40 feet County: Baltimore Land area: 9.5 square miles Zip code: 21221 Median resident age: 35.6 years New: Essex, MD residents, houses, and apartments details Races in Essex:
New: Political contributions by individuals in Essex, MD Ancestries: German (24.2%), Irish (15.0%), Polish (7.8%), English (7.3%), Italian (6.4%), United States (6.0%). |
![]() For population 25 years and over in Essex
For population 15 years and over in Essex CDP
4.1% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.9% Africa). |
![]() Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dundalk, MD (4.7 miles, pop. 62,306). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (11.4 miles, pop. 651,154). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (101.7 miles, pop. 1,517,550). Nearest cities: Middle River, MD (2.0 miles), Rossville, MD (3.8 miles), Rosedale, MD (4.3 miles), Bowleys Quarters, MD (4.5 miles), Dundalk, MD (4.7 miles), White Marsh, MD (5.3 miles), Edgemere, MD (5.4 miles), Overlea, MD (5.9 miles). Area codes: 443, 410 Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (14.2%), Manufacturing (13.2%). |
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 32.8 | 35.8 | 44.0 | 53.7 | 63.4 | 72.1 | 76.9 | 75.1 | 68.1 | 56.3 | 46.3 | 37.5 |
| High temperature (°F) | 41.4 | 45.0 | 54.2 | 65.0 | 74.4 | 82.8 | 87.3 | 85.2 | 78.3 | 67.2 | 56.3 | 46.3 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 24.3 | 26.4 | 33.7 | 42.5 | 52.3 | 61.3 | 66.6 | 64.9 | 57.8 | 45.3 | 36.2 | 28.6 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 75 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 57 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 57 |
| Sunshine (%) | 51 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 49 |
| Days clear of clouds | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Snowfall (in) | 6.3 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
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