Maryland · United States
Silver Spring travel guide
Silver Spring is a city in Maryland, United States, home to about 81,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- DCA17 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
Where to stay
Hotels in Silver Spring
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Hotel at the University of Maryland | 2017 | 7.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Silver Spring
Silver Spring 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.
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 Silver Spring: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 36 km) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 38 km) are also within reach.
DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
BWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport
Questions
Silver Spring: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Silver Spring?
Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 36 km) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 38 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Silver Spring?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Silver Spring
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.