Current Drought Conditions for Maryland - May 26, 2026
Maryland Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 75% (9,349 square miles) of Maryland is under active drought conditions, with an additional 3% (391 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Maryland: 34.4% (4,268 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 40.9% (5,070 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 0.1% (11 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 | 391 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Moderate Drought | 4,268 | 34.4% | 34.4% |
| Severe Drought | 5,070 | 40.9% | 40.9% |
| Extreme Drought | 11 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Accident | Abnormally Dry |
| Bagtown | Moderate Drought |
| Baltimore Highlands | Moderate Drought |
| Barton | Moderate Drought |
| Berlin | Severe Drought |
| Bethesda | Moderate Drought |
| Betterton | Moderate Drought |
| Bishopville | Severe Drought |
| Bloomington | Moderate Drought |
| Burtonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Catonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Cecilton | Severe Drought |
| Cloverly | Moderate Drought |
| Cresaptown | Moderate Drought |
| Crisfield | Severe Drought |
| Damascus | Moderate Drought |
| Dunkirk | Severe Drought |
| Easton | Severe Drought |
| Ellicott City | Moderate Drought |
| Emmitsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Fallston | Moderate Drought |
| Flintstone | Moderate Drought |
| Forest Glen | Moderate Drought |
| Frederick | Moderate Drought |
| Frostburg | Moderate Drought |
| Fulton | Moderate Drought |
| Garrett Park | Moderate Drought |
| Germantown | Moderate Drought |
| Grantsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Hancock | Moderate Drought |
| Hebron | Severe Drought |
| Hillsboro | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson | Moderate Drought |
| Keedysville | Moderate Drought |
| Kingsville | Moderate Drought |
| La Plata | Severe Drought |
| Laytonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Loch Lynn Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Middletown | Moderate Drought |
| Midland | Moderate Drought |
| Millington | Severe Drought |
| Moscow | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Airy | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Savage | Moderate Drought |
| Myersville | Moderate Drought |
| New Market | Moderate Drought |
| North East | Moderate Drought |
| Oakland | Abnormally Dry |
| Ocean City | Severe Drought |
| Owings Mills | Moderate Drought |
| Parsonsburg | Severe Drought |
| Pecktonville | Moderate Drought |
| Pikesville | Moderate Drought |
| Pomfret | Severe Drought |
| Redland | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgely | Severe Drought |
| Ringgold | Moderate Drought |
| Rock Hall | Severe Drought |
| Rockville | Moderate Drought |
| Sharpsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Snow Hill | Severe Drought |
| Taneytown | Moderate Drought |
| Thurmont | Moderate Drought |
| Urbana | Moderate Drought |
| Waldorf | Severe Drought |
| Walkersville | Moderate Drought |
| Wheaton | Moderate Drought |
| Bier | Moderate Drought |
| Edgemont | Moderate Drought |
| Garretts Mill | Moderate Drought |
| Travilah | Moderate Drought |
| Fairlee | Severe Drought |
| Adamstown | Moderate Drought |
| Allen | Severe Drought |
| Arbutus | Moderate Drought |
| Aspen Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Barnesville | Moderate Drought |
| Bartonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Beaver Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Bivalve | Severe Drought |
| Boonsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Bowling Green | Moderate Drought |
| Braddock Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Brookeville | Moderate Drought |
| Broomes Island | Severe Drought |
| Bryans Road | Severe Drought |
| Bryantown | Severe Drought |
| Buckeystown | Moderate Drought |
| Burkittsville | Moderate Drought |
| Butlertown | Severe Drought |
| Cabin John | Moderate Drought |
| Calvert Beach | Severe Drought |
| Cambridge | Severe Drought |
| Carney | Moderate Drought |
| Cavetown | Moderate Drought |
| Charlestown | Moderate Drought |
| Charlton | Moderate Drought |
| Chesapeake Beach | Severe Drought |
| Chesapeake City | Moderate Drought |
| Chestertown | Severe Drought |
| Choptank | Severe Drought |
| Clear Spring | Moderate Drought |
| Cockeysville | Moderate Drought |
| Colesville | Moderate Drought |
| Cordova | Severe Drought |
| Corriganville | Moderate Drought |
| Crofton | Severe Drought |
| Crownsville | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland | Moderate Drought |
| Danville | Moderate Drought |
| Dargan | Moderate Drought |
| Darlington | Moderate Drought |
| Darnestown | Moderate Drought |
| Deal Island | Severe Drought |
| Deale | Severe Drought |
| Deer Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Denton | Severe Drought |
| Derwood | Moderate Drought |
| Detmold | Moderate Drought |
| Downsville | Moderate Drought |
| Drum Point | Severe Drought |
| Dundalk | Moderate Drought |
| East New Market | Severe Drought |
| Eden | Severe Drought |
| Edesville | Severe Drought |
| Edgemere | Moderate Drought |
| Edgewood | Moderate Drought |
| Eldersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Elkridge | Moderate Drought |
| Elkton | Moderate Drought |
| Ellerslie | Moderate Drought |
| Essex | Moderate Drought |
| Fairland | Moderate Drought |
| Fairmount | Severe Drought |
| Fairplay | Moderate Drought |
| Finzel | Moderate Drought |
| Four Corners | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Friendship | Severe Drought |
| Galena | Severe Drought |
| Galesville | Severe Drought |
| Garrison | Moderate Drought |
| Gilmore | Moderate Drought |
| Girdletree | Severe Drought |
| Glenmont | Moderate Drought |
| Goldsboro | Severe Drought |
| Grahamtown | Moderate Drought |
| Greensboro | Severe Drought |
| Hampstead | Moderate Drought |
| Hampton | Moderate Drought |
| Havre de Grace | Moderate Drought |
| Henderson | Severe Drought |
| Herald Harbor | Severe Drought |
| Highland | Moderate Drought |
| Hillandale | Severe Drought |
| Hughesville | Severe Drought |
| Huntingtown | Severe Drought |
| Jennings | Abnormally Dry |
| Jessup | Moderate Drought |
| Jesterville | Severe Drought |
| Jugtown | Moderate Drought |
| Kennedyville | Severe Drought |
| Kitzmiller | Moderate Drought |
| Klondike | Moderate Drought |
| La Vale | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Shore | Severe Drought |
| Lansdowne | Moderate Drought |
| Layhill | Moderate Drought |
| Leitersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Libertytown | Moderate Drought |
| Lochearn | Moderate Drought |
| Lonaconing | Moderate Drought |
| Long Beach | Severe Drought |
| Luke | Moderate Drought |
| Lutherville | Moderate Drought |
| Manchester | Moderate Drought |
| Mapleville | Moderate Drought |
| Mardela Springs | Severe Drought |
| Marydel | Severe Drought |
| McCoole | Moderate Drought |
| Middle River | Moderate Drought |
| Midlothian | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Aetna | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Briar | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Lena | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Severe Drought |
| Mountain Lake Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Nanticoke | Severe Drought |
| National | Moderate Drought |
| Newark | Severe Drought |
| North Beach | Severe Drought |
| Ocean Pines | Severe Drought |
| Olney | Moderate Drought |
| Owings | Severe Drought |
| Oxford | Severe Drought |
| Parkville | Moderate Drought |
| Perry Hall | Moderate Drought |
| Pittsville | Severe Drought |
| Pocomoke City | Severe Drought |
| Point of Rocks | Moderate Drought |
| Port Deposit | Moderate Drought |
| Potomac | Moderate Drought |
| Potomac Park | Moderate Drought |
| Prince Frederick | Severe Drought |
| Princess Anne | Severe Drought |
| Pylesville | Severe Drought |
| Quantico | Severe Drought |
| Randallstown | Moderate Drought |
| Rawlings | Moderate Drought |
| Rosedale | Moderate Drought |
| Rosemont | Moderate Drought |
| Sabillasville | Moderate Drought |
| Salisbury | Severe Drought |
| Sandy Hook | Moderate Drought |
| San Mar | Moderate Drought |
| Savage | Moderate Drought |
| Scaggsville | Moderate Drought |
| Secretary | Severe Drought |
| Severn | Severe Drought |
| Severna Park | Severe Drought |
| Shady Side | Severe Drought |
| Sharptown | Severe Drought |
| Silver Spring | Severe Drought |
| Smithsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Somerset | Moderate Drought |
| Spencerville | Moderate Drought |
| Sykesville | Moderate Drought |
| Taylors Island | Severe Drought |
| Templeville | Severe Drought |
| Tilghmanton | Moderate Drought |
| Timonium | Moderate Drought |
| Towson | Moderate Drought |
| Trappe | Severe Drought |
| Tyaskin | Severe Drought |
| Union Bridge | Moderate Drought |
| Vienna | Severe Drought |
| West Ocean City | Severe Drought |
| Westernport | Moderate Drought |
| White Marsh | Moderate Drought |
| White Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Willards | Severe Drought |
| Williamsport | Moderate Drought |
| Woodlawn | Moderate Drought |
| Woodsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Yarrowsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Zihlman | Moderate Drought |
| Chewsville | Moderate Drought |
| Eckhart Mines | Moderate Drought |
| Pinesburg | Moderate Drought |
| Gaithersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Poolesville | Moderate Drought |
| Federalsburg | Severe Drought |
| New Windsor | Moderate Drought |
| Rohrersville | Moderate Drought |
| California | Severe Drought |
| Charlotte Hall | Severe Drought |
| Golden Beach | Severe Drought |
| Leonardtown | Severe Drought |
| Mechanicsville | Severe Drought |
| Piney Point | Severe Drought |
| Annapolis | Severe Drought |
| Westminster | Moderate Drought |
| Brunswick | Moderate Drought |
| Chance | Severe Drought |
| Rising Sun | Moderate Drought |
| Algonquin | Severe Drought |
| Accokeek | Severe Drought |
| Adelphi | Severe Drought |
| Aquasco | Severe Drought |
| Baltimore | Moderate Drought |
| Barclay | Severe Drought |
| Beltsville | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Chester | Severe Drought |
| Church Hill | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Severe Drought |
| College Park | Severe Drought |
| Croom | Severe Drought |
| Forestville | Severe Drought |
| Friendly | Severe Drought |
| Glassmanor | Severe Drought |
| Grasonville | Severe Drought |
| Greenbelt | Severe Drought |
| Hyattsville | Severe Drought |
| Kingstown | Severe Drought |
| Landover | Severe Drought |
| Laurel | Moderate Drought |
| Morningside | Severe Drought |
| New Carrollton | Severe Drought |
| North Brentwood | Severe Drought |
| Oxon Hill | Severe Drought |
| Queen Anne | Severe Drought |
| Queenstown | Severe Drought |
| Silver Hill | Severe Drought |
| Stevensville | Severe Drought |
| Sudlersville | Severe Drought |
| Suitland | Severe Drought |
| Upper Marlboro | Severe Drought |
| Woodmore | Severe Drought |
| Queen Anne | Severe Drought |
| Fort Washington | Severe Drought |
| Hagerstown | Moderate Drought |
| Chevy Chase Section Three | Moderate Drought |
| Chevy Chase Section Five | Moderate Drought |
| Chesapeake Ranch Estates | Severe Drought |
| Solomons | Severe Drought |
| Preston | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Spring Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Montgomery Village | Moderate Drought |
| Bowmans Addition | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Bel Air | Moderate Drought |
| Greensburg | Moderate 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 | Severe Drought |
| West Pocomoke | Severe Drought |
| Ballenger Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Milford Mill | Moderate 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 |