Current Drought Conditions for Maryland - June 30, 2026
Maryland Drought Report
As of June 30, 2026 approximately 73% (9,026 square miles) of Maryland is under active drought conditions, with an additional 2% (238 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Maryland: 14.9% (1,852 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 40.4% (5,016 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 17.4% (2,158 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Maryland drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 238 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Moderate Drought | 1,852 | 14.9% | 14.9% |
| Severe Drought | 5,016 | 40.4% | 40.4% |
| Extreme Drought | 2,158 | 17.4% | 17.4% |
Maryland Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Maryland
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Bagtown | Severe Drought |
| Baltimore Highlands | Severe Drought |
| Barton | Abnormally Dry |
| Berlin | Moderate Drought |
| Bethesda | Moderate Drought |
| Betterton | Extreme Drought |
| Bishopville | Severe Drought |
| Bloomington | Abnormally Dry |
| Burtonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Catonsville | Severe Drought |
| Cecilton | Extreme Drought |
| Cloverly | Moderate Drought |
| Cresaptown | Moderate Drought |
| Crisfield | Moderate Drought |
| Damascus | Moderate Drought |
| Dunkirk | Severe Drought |
| Easton | Extreme Drought |
| Ellicott City | Severe Drought |
| Emmitsburg | Severe Drought |
| Fallston | Severe Drought |
| Flintstone | Moderate Drought |
| Forest Glen | Moderate Drought |
| Frederick | Severe Drought |
| Frostburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Fulton | Moderate Drought |
| Garrett Park | Moderate Drought |
| Germantown | Moderate Drought |
| Hancock | Moderate Drought |
| Hebron | Severe Drought |
| Hillsboro | Extreme Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Keedysville | Severe Drought |
| Kingsville | Severe Drought |
| La Plata | Severe Drought |
| Laytonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Madison | Extreme Drought |
| Middletown | Severe Drought |
| Midland | Abnormally Dry |
| Millington | Extreme Drought |
| Moscow | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Airy | Severe Drought |
| Mount Savage | Abnormally Dry |
| Myersville | Severe Drought |
| New Market | Severe Drought |
| North East | Severe Drought |
| Ocean City | Moderate Drought |
| Owings Mills | Severe Drought |
| Parsonsburg | Severe Drought |
| Pecktonville | Moderate Drought |
| Pikesville | Severe Drought |
| Pomfret | Severe Drought |
| Redland | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgely | Extreme Drought |
| Ringgold | Severe Drought |
| Rock Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Rockville | Moderate Drought |
| Sharpsburg | Severe Drought |
| Snow Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Taneytown | Severe Drought |
| Thurmont | Severe Drought |
| Urbana | Severe Drought |
| Waldorf | Severe Drought |
| Walkersville | Severe Drought |
| Wheaton | Moderate Drought |
| Bier | Moderate Drought |
| Edgemont | Severe Drought |
| Garretts Mill | Severe Drought |
| Travilah | Moderate Drought |
| Fairlee | Extreme Drought |
| Adamstown | Moderate Drought |
| Allen | Moderate Drought |
| Arbutus | Severe Drought |
| Aspen Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Barnesville | Moderate Drought |
| Bartonsville | Severe Drought |
| Beaver Creek | Severe Drought |
| Bivalve | Severe Drought |
| Boonsboro | Severe Drought |
| Bowling Green | Moderate Drought |
| Braddock Heights | Severe Drought |
| Brookeville | Moderate Drought |
| Broomes Island | Extreme Drought |
| Bryans Road | Severe Drought |
| Bryantown | Severe Drought |
| Buckeystown | Severe Drought |
| Burkittsville | Severe Drought |
| Butlertown | Extreme Drought |
| Cabin John | Moderate Drought |
| Calvert Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Cambridge | Extreme Drought |
| Carney | Severe Drought |
| Cavetown | Severe Drought |
| Charlestown | Severe Drought |
| Charlton | Severe Drought |
| Chesapeake Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Chesapeake City | Severe Drought |
| Chestertown | Extreme Drought |
| Choptank | Extreme Drought |
| Clear Spring | Severe Drought |
| Cockeysville | Severe Drought |
| Colesville | Moderate Drought |
| Cordova | Extreme Drought |
| Corriganville | Abnormally Dry |
| Crofton | Severe Drought |
| Crownsville | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland | Moderate Drought |
| Danville | Moderate Drought |
| Dargan | Severe Drought |
| Darlington | Severe Drought |
| Darnestown | Moderate Drought |
| Deal Island | Moderate Drought |
| Deale | Severe Drought |
| Denton | Extreme Drought |
| Derwood | Moderate Drought |
| Detmold | Abnormally Dry |
| Downsville | Severe Drought |
| Drum Point | Extreme Drought |
| Dundalk | Severe Drought |
| East New Market | Extreme Drought |
| Eden | Moderate Drought |
| Edesville | Extreme Drought |
| Edgemere | Severe Drought |
| Edgewood | Severe Drought |
| Eldersburg | Severe Drought |
| Elkridge | Severe Drought |
| Elkton | Severe Drought |
| Ellerslie | Abnormally Dry |
| Essex | Severe Drought |
| Fairland | Moderate Drought |
| Fairmount | Moderate Drought |
| Fairplay | Severe Drought |
| Finzel | Abnormally Dry |
| Four Corners | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Abnormally Dry |
| Friendship | Severe Drought |
| Galena | Extreme Drought |
| Galesville | Severe Drought |
| Garrison | Severe Drought |
| Gilmore | Abnormally Dry |
| Girdletree | Moderate Drought |
| Glenmont | Moderate Drought |
| Goldsboro | Extreme Drought |
| Grahamtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Greensboro | Extreme Drought |
| Hampstead | Severe Drought |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Havre de Grace | Severe Drought |
| Henderson | Extreme Drought |
| Herald Harbor | Severe Drought |
| Highland | Moderate Drought |
| Hillandale | Moderate Drought |
| Hughesville | Extreme Drought |
| Huntingtown | Extreme Drought |
| Jessup | Severe Drought |
| Jesterville | Severe Drought |
| Jugtown | Severe Drought |
| Kennedyville | Extreme Drought |
| Kitzmiller | Abnormally Dry |
| Klondike | Abnormally Dry |
| La Vale | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Shore | Severe Drought |
| Lansdowne | Severe Drought |
| Layhill | Moderate Drought |
| Leitersburg | Severe Drought |
| Libertytown | Severe Drought |
| Lochearn | Severe Drought |
| Lonaconing | Abnormally Dry |
| Long Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Luke | Abnormally Dry |
| Lutherville | Severe Drought |
| Manchester | Severe Drought |
| Mapleville | Severe Drought |
| Mardela Springs | Severe Drought |
| Marydel | Extreme Drought |
| McCoole | Moderate Drought |
| Middle River | Severe Drought |
| Midlothian | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Aetna | Severe Drought |
| Mount Briar | Severe Drought |
| Mount Lena | Severe Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Moderate Drought |
| Nanticoke | Severe Drought |
| National | Abnormally Dry |
| Newark | Moderate Drought |
| North Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Ocean Pines | Severe Drought |
| Olney | Moderate Drought |
| Owings | Severe Drought |
| Oxford | Extreme Drought |
| Parkville | Severe Drought |
| Perry Hall | Severe Drought |
| Pittsville | Severe Drought |
| Pocomoke City | Moderate Drought |
| Point of Rocks | Moderate Drought |
| Port Deposit | Severe Drought |
| Potomac | Moderate Drought |
| Potomac Park | Moderate Drought |
| Prince Frederick | Extreme Drought |
| Princess Anne | Moderate Drought |
| Pylesville | Severe Drought |
| Quantico | Severe Drought |
| Randallstown | Severe Drought |
| Rawlings | Moderate Drought |
| Rosedale | Severe Drought |
| Rosemont | Severe Drought |
| Sabillasville | Severe Drought |
| Salisbury | Severe Drought |
| Sandy Hook | Severe Drought |
| San Mar | Severe Drought |
| Savage | Moderate Drought |
| Scaggsville | Moderate Drought |
| Secretary | Extreme Drought |
| Severn | Severe Drought |
| Severna Park | Severe Drought |
| Shady Side | Severe Drought |
| Sharptown | Extreme Drought |
| Silver Spring | Moderate Drought |
| Smithsburg | Severe Drought |
| Somerset | Moderate Drought |
| Spencerville | Moderate Drought |
| Sykesville | Severe Drought |
| Taylors Island | Extreme Drought |
| Templeville | Extreme Drought |
| Tilghmanton | Severe Drought |
| Timonium | Severe Drought |
| Towson | Severe Drought |
| Trappe | Extreme Drought |
| Tyaskin | Severe Drought |
| Union Bridge | Severe Drought |
| Vienna | Extreme Drought |
| West Ocean City | Moderate Drought |
| Westernport | Abnormally Dry |
| White Marsh | Severe Drought |
| White Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Willards | Severe Drought |
| Williamsport | Severe Drought |
| Woodlawn | Severe Drought |
| Woodsboro | Severe Drought |
| Yarrowsburg | Severe Drought |
| Zihlman | Abnormally Dry |
| Chewsville | Severe Drought |
| Eckhart Mines | Abnormally Dry |
| Pinesburg | Severe Drought |
| Gaithersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Poolesville | Moderate Drought |
| Federalsburg | Extreme Drought |
| New Windsor | Severe Drought |
| Rohrersville | Severe Drought |
| California | Extreme Drought |
| Charlotte Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Golden Beach | Extreme Drought |
| Leonardtown | Extreme Drought |
| Mechanicsville | Extreme Drought |
| Piney Point | Severe Drought |
| Annapolis | Severe Drought |
| Westminster | Severe Drought |
| Brunswick | Moderate Drought |
| Chance | Moderate Drought |
| Rising Sun | Severe Drought |
| Algonquin | Extreme Drought |
| Accokeek | Severe Drought |
| Adelphi | Moderate Drought |
| Aquasco | Extreme Drought |
| Baltimore | Severe Drought |
| Barclay | Extreme Drought |
| Beltsville | Moderate Drought |
| Berwyn Heights | Severe Drought |
| Bladensburg | Severe Drought |
| Bowie | Severe Drought |
| Brandywine | Severe Drought |
| Brock Hall | Severe Drought |
| Calverton | Moderate Drought |
| Camp Springs | Severe Drought |
| Capitol Heights | Severe Drought |
| Cedarville | Severe Drought |
| Centreville | Extreme Drought |
| Chester | Extreme Drought |
| Church Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Clinton | Severe Drought |
| College Park | Severe Drought |
| Croom | Severe Drought |
| Forestville | Severe Drought |
| Friendly | Severe Drought |
| Glassmanor | Severe Drought |
| Grasonville | Extreme Drought |
| Greenbelt | Severe Drought |
| Hyattsville | Severe Drought |
| Kingstown | Extreme Drought |
| Landover | Severe Drought |
| Laurel | Moderate Drought |
| Morningside | Severe Drought |
| New Carrollton | Severe Drought |
| North Brentwood | Severe Drought |
| Oxon Hill | Severe Drought |
| Queen Anne | Extreme Drought |
| Queenstown | Extreme Drought |
| Silver Hill | Severe Drought |
| Stevensville | Extreme Drought |
| Sudlersville | Extreme Drought |
| Suitland | Severe Drought |
| Upper Marlboro | Severe Drought |
| Woodmore | Severe Drought |
| Queen Anne | Severe Drought |
| Fort Washington | Severe Drought |
| Hagerstown | Severe Drought |
| Chevy Chase Section Three | Moderate Drought |
| Chevy Chase Section Five | Moderate Drought |
| Chesapeake Ranch Estates | Extreme Drought |
| Solomons | Extreme Drought |
| Preston | Extreme Drought |
| Pleasant Hills | Severe Drought |
| Spring Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Montgomery Village | Moderate Drought |
| Bowmans Addition | Abnormally Dry |
| Pleasant Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Bel Air | Moderate Drought |
| Greensburg | Severe Drought |
| Kettering | Severe Drought |
| Marlboro Meadows | Severe Drought |
| Marlton | Severe Drought |
| Queensland | Severe Drought |
| Kemp Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Arbor | Severe Drought |
| Smith Island | Severe Drought |
| Tilghman Island | Extreme Drought |
| West Pocomoke | Moderate Drought |
| Ballenger Creek | Severe Drought |
| Milford Mill | Severe Drought |
| North Bethesda | Moderate Drought |
| South Laurel | Severe Drought |
| Walker Mill | Severe Drought |
| West Laurel | Moderate Drought |
| Cobb Island | Severe Drought |
| Peppermill Village | Severe Drought |