Hot-summer humid continental
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · Population 12k · 459 ft elevation
Living in Emmaus
Emmaus 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 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Emmaus at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 459 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
- $244k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,331/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.699th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 112 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 721 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 9.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.8″ | 10.8″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 6.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 5.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 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