Maryland · United States

Germantown travel guide

Germantown is a city in Maryland, United States, home to about 91,000 people.

Nearest airport
IAD30 km · Washington Dulles International Airport
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/New York
Language
Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian

When to go

The best time to visit Germantown

Germantown has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 117 mm of rain.

-4°14°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec117 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Germantown: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, 41 km) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 52 km) are also within reach.

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IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport

30.0 km from the centreICAO KIAD
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DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

41.0 km from the centreICAO KDCA
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BWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

52.0 km from the centreICAO KBWI

Questions

Germantown: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Germantown?

Germantown has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 117 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Germantown?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, 41 km) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 52 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Germantown?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Germantown

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.