Hot-summer humid continental

Akron, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.1k · 525 ft elevation

Living in Akron

Akron has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Akron at a glance

Population
4.1k
Elevation
525 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
34″74th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,544 hrs18th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$250k47th percentile
Median rent
$1,106/mo43th percentile
Median household income
$74k49th percentile
Property tax rate
1.47%72th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
2.0%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
8.448th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
55%
Violent crime rate
24 per 100k6th percentile
Property crime rate
667 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
6564th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
591 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Akron, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F21°F2.6″10.3″140 hrs
Feb42°F23°F2.2″10.6″155 hrs
Mar51°F30°F3.3″5.5″189 hrs
Apr63°F40°F3.3″1.2″219 hrs
May73°F50°F3.4″—248 hrs
Jun82°F60°F4.8″—287 hrs
Jul86°F64°F4.2″—317 hrs
Aug84°F62°F3.5″—282 hrs
Sep77°F55°F4.7″—232 hrs
Oct66°F43°F3.8″0.3″187 hrs
Nov54°F34°F3.1″1.0″163 hrs
Dec44°F26°F3.1″4.6″126 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology