Hot-summer humid continental
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 8.2k · 243 ft elevation
Living in Downingtown
Downingtown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Downingtown at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- 243 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,598 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $323k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,528/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 70 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,749 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 3.6″ | 7.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 13.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 4.6″ | 4.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 5.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 4.8″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 4.7″ | 4.4″ | 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