Hot-summer humid continental
Derry, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.6k · 1,175 ft elevation
Living in Derry
Derry has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Derry at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,331 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $122k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $593/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 662 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 18°F | 3.5″ | 14.6″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 19°F | 3.2″ | 10.7″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 9.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 0.8″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 38°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 175 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 29°F | 3.4″ | 2.2″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 10.0″ | 88 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