Hot-summer humid continental
Blandon, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania · Population 7.5k · 384 ft elevation
Living in Blandon
Blandon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Blandon at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,599 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $270k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,178/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 3.0″ | 5.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 7.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 4.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 0.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 3.5″ | 3.7″ | 137 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