Hot-summer humid continental

East Petersburg, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 4.6k · 374 ft elevation

Living in East Petersburg

East Petersburg 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 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

East Petersburg at a glance

Population
4.6k
Elevation
374 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
23″62th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,544 hrs18th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$248k47th percentile
Median rent
$1,323/mo58th percentile
Median household income
$87k63th percentile
Property tax rate
1.49%73th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.1%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
2.4%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
8.651th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
48%56th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
72%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
5555th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
558 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan40°F22°F2.6″7.1″140 hrs
Feb42°F23°F2.2″6.7″155 hrs
Mar52°F31°F3.3″4.5″189 hrs
Apr64°F40°F3.3″0.3″219 hrs
May74°F51°F3.4″—248 hrs
Jun82°F60°F4.8″—287 hrs
Jul86°F65°F4.2″—317 hrs
Aug85°F63°F3.5″—282 hrs
Sep78°F56°F4.7″—232 hrs
Oct66°F44°F3.8″—187 hrs
Nov55°F34°F3.1″0.7″163 hrs
Dec44°F27°F3.1″3.9″126 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