Hot-summer humid continental
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 14k · 371 ft elevation
Living in Ephrata
Ephrata 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 a fair bit of snow (34″ 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.
Ephrata at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 371 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,544 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $215k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,070/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 24 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 667 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 10.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 10.6″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 5.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.3″ | 1.2″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 1.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 4.6″ | 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