Hot-summer humid continental
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.9k · 525 ft elevation
Living in Berwyn
Berwyn 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 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Berwyn at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $644k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,755/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $137k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.078th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%
- Violent crime rate
- 22 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 442 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 2.7″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 2.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 0.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 4.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 138 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