Warm-summer humid continental
Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania
Monroe County, Pennsylvania · Population 2.8k · 2,018 ft elevation
Living in Emerald Lakes
Emerald Lakes has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Emerald Lakes is an outdoor hub: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Emerald Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 2,018 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,383 hrs8th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $260k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,016/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.88%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 25%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 3.0″ | 11.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 2.5″ | 10.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 9.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 49°F | 5.6″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 39°F | 5.2″ | 0.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 30°F | 4.1″ | 1.5″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 8.0″ | 106 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