Hot-summer humid continental

Dorneyville, Pennsylvania

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · Population 5.1k · 390 ft elevation

Living in Dorneyville

Dorneyville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ 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 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Dorneyville at a glance

Population
5.1k
Elevation
390 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
47″63th percentile
Annual snowfall
33″73th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,599 hrs22th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$380k70th percentile
Median rent
$2,093/mo89th percentile
Median household income
$126k87th percentile
Property tax rate
1.61%78th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
5.4%
Homes with broadband
99%97th percentile
Walkability index
13.689th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
80%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9461th percentile
Outdoor access
7069th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,083 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Dorneyville, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F22°F3.3″9.8″150 hrs
Feb42°F23°F2.8″10.8″162 hrs
Mar51°F31°F3.6″6.3″193 hrs
Apr63°F40°F3.7″0.5″224 hrs
May74°F51°F3.6″—251 hrs
Jun82°F60°F4.4″—284 hrs
Jul86°F65°F5.3″—319 hrs
Aug84°F63°F4.6″—284 hrs
Sep77°F55°F4.8″—237 hrs
Oct66°F44°F4.1″0.2″191 hrs
Nov54°F34°F3.2″0.9″169 hrs
Dec43°F27°F3.9″4.6″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